Recently, it is becoming clear that jihadists in the Middle East are trying to recruit a new demographic: young girls across Europe. They do this over the internet, starting innocent conversations over things like makeup, and then introduce more radical conversation. They sometimes even offer marriage to the girls. Many girls are sneaking off to Turkey, and then crossing over to join the IS. In cases where this is not possible, the jihadists are encouraging the girls to strike in their home countries, where they will not be as quickly profiled as young male terrorists. Most of these girls come from Muslim families and feel alienated in Europe because of their religion.
What kind of education or other measures could the European governments take to help prevent these young women – and the young men – in these communities from being seduced to violence and joining these extreme movements?