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“I am proud to be the first female HAMAS martyr. I have two children and love them very much. But my love to see God was stronger than my love for my children, and I’m sure that God will take care of them if I become a martyr.” Hamas operative Reem Rayishi cited by Al-Muslimah, February 2004. (Ali 2005 [np])
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Ortbals, C.D., Poloni-Staudinger, L.M. (2018). Suicide Bombers. In: Gender and Political Violence. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73628-0_3
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