Episode Details

In the third episode of their World's Most Wanted series, Lauren and Amanda discuss Samantha Lewthwaite, the white widow of the UK.

Sources:

• The Guardian: “The radicalisation of Samantha Lewthwaite, the Aylesbury schoolgirl who became ‘the white widow’ by Zoe Williams
• BBC News: “Profile: Samantha Lewthwaite” by no byline
• The Week: “Is Samantha Lewthwaite really a terrorist mastermind?” by the Week staff
• Rhodes University website: “Op-Ed: ‘Searching for Samantha’ and the bits terrorism narratives leave out” by Rebecca Davis
• LBC (out of the UK): “Brit terror suspect accused of plotting with ‘White Widow’ Samantha Lewthwaite could be deported to the UK this week” by Will Taylor
• CBS News: “Samantha Lewthwaite, fugitive Briton dubbed ‘white widow,’ wanted by Interpol” by the Associated Press
• CNN: “Was ‘White Widow’ Samantha Lewthwaite involved in Kenya mall attack?” by Jason Hanna, Laura Smith-Spark, and David McKenzie
• Media, War & Conflict journal: “Framing the ‘White Widow’: Using intersectionality to uncover complex representations of female terrorism in news media” by Meagan Auer, John Sutcliffe, and Martha Lee (abstract only)
• Counter Extremism Project: “Extremist Leaders: Samantha Lewthwaite”
• Interpol Red Notices: “Lewthwaite, Samantha Louise”
• Council on Foreign Relations: “Al-Shabaab in East Africa: 2004-2022”
• Merriam-Webster Dictionary: “radicalize”
• World’s Most Wanted on Netflix: “Episode 3: Samantha Lewthwaite: The White Widow”
• Wikipedia

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