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Arab Feminisms: Gender and Equality in the Middle East

Arab Feminisms: Gender and Equality in the Middle East

Makdisi, Jean
Bayoumi, Noha
Sidawi, Rafif Rida

Hardcover

Series: Contemporary Arab Scholarship in the Social Sciences, Book 7

IslamGeneral Gender Studies

ISBN10: 1780766726
ISBN13: 9781780766720
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: Jan 30 2014
Pages: 480
Weight: 2.00
Height: 1.80 Width: 6.20 Depth: 9.30
Language: English

Is there a truly Arab feminist movement? Is there such a thing as 'Islamic' feminism? What does it meant to be a 'feminist' in the Arab World today? Does it mean grappling with the main theoretical elements of the movement? Or does it mean involvement at the grassroots level with everyday activism? This book examines the issues and controversies that are hotly debated and contested when it comes to the concept of feminism and gender in Arab society today. It offers explorations of the theoretical issues at play, the latest developments of feminist discourse, literary studies and sociology, as well as empirical data concerning the situation of women in Arab countries, such as Iraq and Palestine. It is certainly not surprising that when looking at the situation on the ground in many countries of the Arab World- particularly Palestine, Iraq and Lebanon, as well as Sudan- issues of war, civil conflict, military occupation and imperialism often override those of gender.

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