Amaliyah and The Family 1

Indonesian bomb squad police officers inspect a blast site in front of a church in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, 13 May 2018.

Indonesian bomb squad police officers inspect a blast site in front of a church in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, 13 May 2018. Source: AAP

Haula Noor, who is completing her PhD in the Department of Political and Social Change, ANU Canberra, talks about families committing terrorist acts, for example the suicide bombings in Surabaya.


What factors have lead entire families to carry out terrorist acts together in Indonesia?  How and why do mothers and fathers  sacrifice their children? Haula Noor explains some trends in terrorist behaviour in Indonesia.


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