Joana Cook

Jul 29, 2024 | icsr.info | Joana Cook

XCEPT Briefing Note: The status of Iraqi children of ISIS-affiliated families outside of Jeddah 1 rehabilitation centerBy Dr Joana CookIraq currently hosts over one million internally displaced persons (IDPs). The majority of these IDPs were displaced during the conflict with ISIS, and among this population there is a notable proportion of ISIS-affiliated families.

Jul 2, 2024 | icct.nl | Joana Cook

On Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024, the Britsh/Qatar news site The New Arab Interviewed Joana Cook on the ten years since the Islamic State declared its 'caliphate'. The Iraqis who lived under IS are still struggling today with destroyed or damaged infrastructure and the loss of livelihoods and family members, Cook stated. “Families affiliated with IS fighters, largely women and children who had no role in the group, face precarious status in Iraq.

Jun 6, 2024 | icct.nl | Sareta Ashraph |Carmen Ka-Man |Joana Cook |Amarnath Amarasingam

In the aftermath of the collapse of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s self-declared “caliphate,” the international community has grappled with the question of how to achieve accountability for crimes committed by the armed group.

May 30, 2024 | tandfonline.com | Devorah Margolin |Joana Cook

AbstractWhile numerous researchers have taken a macro approach to assessing the state of the field of terrorism studies, little has been done to better understand one vital sub-section: women and terrorism. Despite women’s active and supportive participation in terrorism and political violence, it is often repeated that they are overlooked, under-analyzed, and ignored in the research which has often taken a gender-blind approach. Yet, there has been notable growth in this literature since 9/11.

May 28, 2024 | engelsbergideas.com | Shiraz Maher |Joana Cook

It has been a decade since the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) released one of its most brazen pieces of propaganda. For a group known to produce filmic scenes of sadistic, macabre theatre this was something entirely different. It was the first Friday of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting, prayer, and penance. As is common in Ramadan, the mosque was busier than usual, with people pouring in to hear the sermon before congregational prayers.