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Carnations are seen placed on the ground during a protest against explosions at a peace march in Ankara, Turkey, October 10, 2015. At least 30 people were killed when twin explosions hit a rally of hundreds of pro-Kurdish and leftist activists in what the government described as a terrorist attack. REUTERS/Osman Orsal This is a podcast. That you listen to. Click on this link to subscribe. Women make up 10 to 15 percent of foreigners that have traveled to the so-called Islamic State. And these women play a critical role in building the state. » Subscribe in iTunes » Subscribe using RSS Audrey Alexander, a researcher at George Washington University, tracks the movements and behaviors of women who relocate to the Islamic State. On this week’s Shortwave podcast, Alexander describes the critical role these women play in helping other western Muslim women prepare for the journey to Iraq and Syria. She also describes the culture of widowhood and martyrdom underlying the group. “We see these women tweeting, saying,