Insurgents have been turning increasingly to the use of female suicide bombers.
The Tigers, after all, pretty much invented suicide bombing and the use of female suicide bombers.
As an adult, there was off-and-on use of female hormones, which left Dr. Richard Raskind with breasts.
It is not easy to experience or even to like, given the confrontational, repetitive use of female sexuality.
The decision may have been prompted by Shekau's use of female suicide bombers and targeting of Muslims.
A five-star Tate Liverpool retrospective showcases sponge sculptures (above), the scorched distortions of his Fire Paintings and his infamous use of female bodies as paintbrushes.
It also involved the extensive use of female entertainers and courtesans, such as geisha, who first came into prominence at this time.
In television many cable channels regularly aim programming at women, and there has been more latitude in the use of female voices.
Such adverts, alongside the use of female bodies to sell unrelated products, promote the idea of women as consumable objects, there for the taking, with their own autonomy and choice conveniently left out of the picture.
The defence secretary, Gavin Williamson, has announced that Britain's first specialist army training team is being set up to help tackle sexual violence and the use of female suicide bombers in some of the world's most dangerous countries.
The BBC team will be more familiar from regular Match of the Day duties, but where both channels will be breaking new ground is in their use of female commentators, presenters and pundits.
