India, Oct. 22 -- Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) has launched an online course 'Tufat al-Muminat' as part of its efforts to expand recruitment and raise funds for its newly formed women's wing, Jamat ul-Muminat, people familiar with the matter said.

According to the people cited above, the online course aims to "indoctrinate and recruit" women into JeM's female brigade through religious and jihad-oriented lessons. The 40-minute daily sessions, scheduled to begin on November 8, will be conducted via online platforms by JeM chief Masood Azhar's sisters, Sadiya Azhar and Samaira Azhar. Each participant is being asked to contribute Rs.500 (500 Pakistani rupees) as a "donation", they added.

"Under this initiative, women ...