IMU Member Umm Safiyya Encourages German Muslim Women to Immigrate to Pakistan to Join the Jihad Effort There, Stresses that the Mujahideen Are More Successful with Their Wives Beside Them

Umm Safiyya, a German member of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) who immigrated to Pakistan, has published an open letter to German Muslim women. Umm Safiyya is the widow of German IMU member Djavad Sediqi, who died in battle in 2009. In her letter, she describes the role of women in the jihad communities in Pakistan, explaining that many of them work as doctors, seamstresses, and teachers, and bring up their children to become the next generation of fighters. She stresses that life in Pakistan is preferable to life among the infidels in the West, and also emphasizes that the presence of wives is important because it improves the performance of the mujahideen on the battlefield. ...