Mapping Arab Women's Movements

A Century of Transformations from Within

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

AvPernille Arenfeldt,Nawar Al-Hassan Golley,United Arab Emirates) Arenfeldt, Pernille (American University of Sharjah

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This pioneering collection of analyses focuses on the ideologies and activities of formal women's organizations and informal women's groups across a range of Arab countries. With contributions on Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq, Egypt, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, and the Arab diaspora in the United States, Mapping Arab Women's Movements contributes to delineating similarities and differences between historical and contemporary efforts toward greater gender justice. The authors explore the origins of women's movements, trace their development during the past century, and address the impact of counter-movements, alliances, and international collaborations within the region and beyond, providing accessible accounts for scholars and others interested in the Middle East and in women's movements in other settings.

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Utgivningsdatum2012-05-15
Mått162 x 245 x 35 mm
Vikt870 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor408
FörlagThe American University in Cairo Press
ISBN9789774164989

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Pernille Arenfeldt is assistant professor of history at the American University of Sharjah (United Arab Emirates). Her research and teaching interests are centered on early modern Europe and the modern/contemporary history of the Arabian Gulf, with a particular focus on gender-related questions. Nawar Al-Hassan Golley is associate professor of critical theory and women's studies at the American University of Sharjah. Her research and teaching interests are focused on feminism and women's studies, Arab women's writings, autobiography and post-colonial literatures and discourses. Al-Hassan Golley is the author of Reading Arab Women's Autobiographies, Shahrazad Tells Her Story and editor of Arab Women's Lives Retold. Exploring Identity Through Writing.

Notes of ContributorsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPernille Arenfeldt & Nawar Al-Hassan GolleyChapter 1Arab Women’s Movements: Developments, Priorities, and ChallengesPernille Arenfeldt & Nawar Al-Hassan GolleyChapter 2Convergences and Divergences: Egyptian Women’s Activisms over the Last CenturyLeslie LewisChapter 3Challenges and Opportunities: The Woman’s Movement in SyriaPauline Homsi Vinson & Nawar al-Hassan GolleyChapter 4The Iraqi Women’s Movement: Past and Contemporary PerspectivesNadje al-AliChapter 5Women’s Rights Activism in LebanonRita StephanChapter 6Harvests of the Golden Decades: Contemporary Women’s Activism in JordanIbtesam al-AtiyatChapter 7Discovering the Positive within the Negative: Palestinian Women’s MovementsEileen KuttabChapter 8A Long, Quiet, and Steady Struggle: The Women’s Movement in YemenAmel Nejib al-AshtalChapter 9Fashioning the Future: The Women’s Movement in KuwaitMary Ann Tétreault, Helen Rizzo, & Doron ShultzinerChapter 10The ‘Makings’ of a Movement ‘by Implication’: Assessing the Expansion of Women’s Rights in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 1971 until todayVânia Carvalho PintoChapter 11North American Muslim Women’s Movements and the Politics of Islamic Feminine HermeneuticsHanadi al-SammanAppendixWomen’s Movements in the Gulf CountriesUnited Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). Centre for Women. The Status of Arab Women. 2005BibliographyIndex