Prevention work with and for young women and girls

Women continue to be neglected in extremism research. Research on Islamist extremism is no exception and focuses more on male radicalization trajectories. If one wants to draw conclusions for targeted prevention work on women, one is faced with a difficult task. For the prevention project "Women Strengthen Women – Against Radicalization", we drew on two areas to develop a concept for prevention work for Muslim women and girls. On the one hand, these were the results of previous extremism research as well as radicalization trajectories among young women and what promotes them. We also looked at the role of women in radical groups. Second, we took a general look at the situation of women and girls of the Muslim faith in German society. Radicalization processes are particularly promoted by uprooting from all social relations, which is why the social position of women and girls of the Muslim faith seems relevant for further conceptual work. In our lecture we want to present this in more detail and thus stimulate a discussion about prevention work with women and girls of Muslim faith. The results and experiences from our prevention project will be taken into account.