Hilary Matfess is a research analyst based in Washington, DC, and a contributor to the Nigeria Social Violence Project at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. Her work has been featured in the African Studies Review, Foreign Affairs, Newsweek, and The Washington Post, among many others.

• Introduction1. Understanding Boko Haram2. Precursors to the Insurgency and the Sharia Debates3. Being a Girl in Nigeria and the Gender Politics of Boko Haram4. Girls as Symbols: The Chibok Abductions and the Silent Majority5. Women at War: Wives and Weapons in the Insurgency6. Rescued to What? Displacement, Vulnerability, and the Dark side of ‘Heroism’7. The Way Forward8. Lessons Learned

Those who are trying to find a solution to the civil strife ought to read this book, as should those who are interested in conflict analysis and resolution, as well as post-conflict reconstruction researchers … very insightful.'

Hilary Matfess is a research analyst based in Washington, DC, and a contributor to the Nigeria Social Violence Project at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. Her work has been featured in the African Studies Review, Foreign Affairs, Newsweek, and The Washington Post, among many others.

• Introduction1. Understanding Boko Haram2. Precursors to the Insurgency and the Sharia Debates3. Being a Girl in Nigeria and the Gender Politics of Boko Haram4. Girls as Symbols: The Chibok Abductions and the Silent Majority5. Women at War: Wives and Weapons in the Insurgency6. Rescued to What? Displacement, Vulnerability, and the Dark side of ‘Heroism’7. The Way Forward8. Lessons Learned

Those who are trying to find a solution to the civil strife ought to read this book, as should those who are interested in conflict analysis and resolution, as well as post-conflict reconstruction researchers … very insightful.'

Hilary Matfess is a research analyst based in Washington, DC, and a contributor to the Nigeria Social Violence Project at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. Her work has been featured in the African Studies Review, Foreign Affairs, Newsweek, and The Washington Post, among many others.

• Introduction1. Understanding Boko Haram2. Precursors to the Insurgency and the Sharia Debates3. Being a Girl in Nigeria and the Gender Politics of Boko Haram4. Girls as Symbols: The Chibok Abductions and the Silent Majority5. Women at War: Wives and Weapons in the Insurgency6. Rescued to What? Displacement, Vulnerability, and the Dark side of ‘Heroism’7. The Way Forward8. Lessons Learned

Those who are trying to find a solution to the civil strife ought to read this book, as should those who are interested in conflict analysis and resolution, as well as post-conflict reconstruction researchers … very insightful.'