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Europe Wakes Up To Prospect¹ Of Female Terrorists

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Let's turn to another topic that has come up in this campaign, and that's terrorism. The terrorist attacks in Paris and Brussels over the past two years were carried out by men who were citizens of France and Belgium and who had been radicalized by ISIS. In the most recent attempted attacks, several women, including a teenager, tried to blow up a car filled with gas canisters in central Paris. Europe is now waking up to the prospect of female terrorists. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley met a woman who ISIS radicalized. She has now returned to Belgium. And we should warn you, there are parts of this story that could be disturbing to some listeners.

ELEANOR BEARDSLEY, BYLINE³: I met 34-year-old Laura Passoni in a Brussels hotel. She grew up in a Catholic family in the Belgian town of Charleroi. She converted to Islam at the age of 16 because she liked the religion and her best friend was Muslim. Later, Passoni married a Muslim man and everything was fine, until her marriage collapsed⁴.

LAURA PASSONI: (Through interpreter) My husband met another woman and left me and abandoned his little boy. I went into a deep depression, and that's when I met the recruiter. I was vulnerable, and he played on that. He told me I could be a nurse and help the Syrian people. He told me I could start my life all over again. He made me believe in dreams.

BEARDSLEY: Behind these heavy locked doors at an unpublished address in the French city of Bordeaux, a team of psychologists and counselors⁵ tries to get through to young people seduced⁶ by ISIS propaganda. The staff imam, Fouad Saanadi, says half of the 33 people they're counseling are women, many radicalized after a personal trauma⁷.

FOUAD SAANADI: (Through interpreter) They've been a victim of violence or have been raped⁸ or have been marginalized in some way. And this makes them more vulnerable to ISIS's message of a better world and revenge against society.

BEARDSLEY: The ISIS agent recruited Passoni online through a Facebook profile that she created. At the same time, she met the new man in her life - also online. The couple went to Syria along with her 4-year-old-son. Passoni says, while her partner was fighting, she was housed with dozens of other women from the West.

PASSONI: (Through interpreter) Some were there to try to help them. Some were there for love; they had followed a fighter. But there were plenty of women who were full of hatred⁹, and all they wanted to do was get a Kalashnikov and launch attacks. And they didn't try to shield their kids from horrible things, like the crucifixions every Friday in the town square. Some even let them touch the dead bodies.

BEARDSLEY: It wasn't long before she'd seen enough. And after nine months, Passoni and her partner escaped and returned to Belgium.

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FRANCOIS MOLINS: (Speaking French).

BEARDSLEY: Last month, Paris prosecutor¹⁰ Francois Molins said it was clear ISIS intends to turn women into attackers. Speaking after the arrest of the women linked to the attempted car bombing, Molins said the group had received guidance directly from Syria. Police had bugged¹¹ one of the women's cell phones and heard them planning other attacks at Paris train stations before they were caught. Two of the women stabbed police officers as they were being arrested. French journalist Mattieu Suc, who's written a book about female jihadists, says ISIS has changed the nature of terrorism.

MATTIEU SUC: (Through interpreter) Under al-Qaida, men left their families and went to Afghanistan alone. But in Syria, it's become a sort of family jihad. Couples go together, sharing a common project. It's almost like buying a house together. And the role women play is as strong as that of men.

PASSONI: (Speaking French).

BEARDSLEY: Now, back in Belgium, Laura Passoni Tony has written a book about her experience, hoping to stop others from making the same mistake she did. She was given a suspended sentence. Her partner is still in jail. Still, Passoni says she's lucky. Her son is back in school and doesn't appear to remember much about what happened in Syria. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.

1 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。

2 browser   

n.浏览者

参考例句：

• View edits in a web browser.在浏览器中看编辑的效果。
• I think my browser has a list of shareware links.我想在浏览器中会有一系列的共享软件链接。

3 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

4 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

5 counselors   

n.顾问( counselor的名词复数 )；律师；（使馆等的）参赞；（协助学生解决问题的）指导老师

参考例句：

• Counselors began an inquiry into industrial needs. 顾问们开始调查工业方面的需要。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• We have experienced counselors available day and night. ) 这里有经验的法律顾问全天候值班。） 来自超越目标英语 第4册

6 seduced   

诱奸( seduce的过去式和过去分词 )； 勾引； 诱使堕落； 使入迷

参考例句：

• The promise of huge profits seduced him into parting with his money. 高额利润的许诺诱使他把钱出了手。
• His doctrines have seduced many into error. 他的学说把许多人诱入歧途。

7 trauma   

n.外伤，精神创伤

参考例句：

• Counselling is helping him work through this trauma.心理辅导正帮助他面对痛苦。
• The phobia may have its root in a childhood trauma.恐惧症可能源于童年时期的创伤。

8 raped   

v.以暴力夺取，强夺( rape的过去式和过去分词 )；强奸

参考例句：

• A young woman was brutally raped in her own home. 一名年轻女子在自己家中惨遭强暴。 来自辞典例句
• We got stick together, or we will be having our women raped. 我们得团结一致，不然我们的妻女就会遭到蹂躏。 来自辞典例句

9 hatred   

n.憎恶，憎恨，仇恨

参考例句：

• He looked at me with hatred in his eyes.他以憎恨的眼光望着我。
• The old man was seized with burning hatred for the fascists.老人对法西斯主义者充满了仇恨。

10 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

11 bugged   

vt.在…装窃听器（bug的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• The police have bugged his office. 警察在他的办公室装了窃听器。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He had bugged off before I had a chance to get a word in. 我还没来得及讲话，他已经走了。 来自《简明英汉词典》