Mapping Arab Women's Movements
A Century of Transformations from Within
Published on 15. May 2012
Book
Hardback
408 pages
978-977-416-498-9 (ISBN)
Description
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.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cairo
Egypt
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 36 mm
Weight
885 gr
ISBN-13
978-977-416-498-9 (9789774164989)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
01/2012
American University of Cairo Press
€38.49
Available for download
E-Book
01/2012
American University of Cairo Press
€38.49
Available for download
Persons
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.
Content
Notes of Contributors
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Pernille Arenfeldt & Nawar Al-Hassan Golley
Chapter 1
Arab Women's Movements: Developments, Priorities, and Challenges
Pernille Arenfeldt & Nawar Al-Hassan Golley
Chapter 2
Convergences and Divergences: Egyptian Women's Activisms over the Last Century
Leslie Lewis
Chapter 3
Challenges and Opportunities: The Woman's Movement in Syria
Pauline Homsi Vinson & Nawar al-Hassan Golley
Chapter 4
The Iraqi Women's Movement: Past and Contemporary Perspectives
Nadje al-Ali
Chapter 5
Women's Rights Activism in Lebanon
Rita Stephan
Chapter 6
Harvests of the Golden Decades: Contemporary Women's Activism in Jordan
Ibtesam al-Atiyat
Chapter 7
Discovering the Positive within the Negative: Palestinian Women's Movements
Eileen Kuttab
Chapter 8
A Long, Quiet, and Steady Struggle: The Women's Movement in Yemen
Amel Nejib al-Ashtal
Chapter 9
Fashioning the Future: The Women's Movement in Kuwait
Mary Ann Tetreault, Helen Rizzo, & Doron Shultziner
Chapter 10
The 'Makings' of a Movement 'by Implication': Assessing the Expansion of Women's Rights in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 1971 until today
Vania Carvalho Pinto
Chapter 11
North American Muslim Women's Movements and the Politics of Islamic Feminine Hermeneutics
Hanadi al-Samman
Appendix
Women's Movements in the Gulf Countries
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). Centre for Women. The Status of Arab Women. 2005
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Pernille Arenfeldt & Nawar Al-Hassan Golley
Chapter 1
Arab Women's Movements: Developments, Priorities, and Challenges
Pernille Arenfeldt & Nawar Al-Hassan Golley
Chapter 2
Convergences and Divergences: Egyptian Women's Activisms over the Last Century
Leslie Lewis
Chapter 3
Challenges and Opportunities: The Woman's Movement in Syria
Pauline Homsi Vinson & Nawar al-Hassan Golley
Chapter 4
The Iraqi Women's Movement: Past and Contemporary Perspectives
Nadje al-Ali
Chapter 5
Women's Rights Activism in Lebanon
Rita Stephan
Chapter 6
Harvests of the Golden Decades: Contemporary Women's Activism in Jordan
Ibtesam al-Atiyat
Chapter 7
Discovering the Positive within the Negative: Palestinian Women's Movements
Eileen Kuttab
Chapter 8
A Long, Quiet, and Steady Struggle: The Women's Movement in Yemen
Amel Nejib al-Ashtal
Chapter 9
Fashioning the Future: The Women's Movement in Kuwait
Mary Ann Tetreault, Helen Rizzo, & Doron Shultziner
Chapter 10
The 'Makings' of a Movement 'by Implication': Assessing the Expansion of Women's Rights in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 1971 until today
Vania Carvalho Pinto
Chapter 11
North American Muslim Women's Movements and the Politics of Islamic Feminine Hermeneutics
Hanadi al-Samman
Appendix
Women's Movements in the Gulf Countries
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). Centre for Women. The Status of Arab Women. 2005
Bibliography
Index