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Summary:

This book examines the position of women in the contemporary Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Although it is culturally diverse, this region shares many commonalities with relation to women that are strong, deep, and pervasive: a space-based patriarchy, a culturally strong sense of religion, a smooth co-existence of tradition and modernity, a transitional stage in development, and multilingualism/multiculturalism. Experts from within the region and from outside[ ]provide both theoretical angles and case studies, drawing on fieldwork from Egypt, Oman, Palestine, Israel, Turkey, Iran, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, and Spain. Addressing the historical, socio-cultural, political, economic, and legal issues in the region, the chapters cover five major aspects of women[’]s agency: political agency civil society activism legal reform cultural and social agencies religious and symbolic agencies. Bringing to light often marginalized topics and issues, the book underlines the importance of respecting specificities when judging societies and hints at possible ways of promoting the MENA region. As such, it is a valuable addition to existing literature in the field of political science, sociology, and women[’]s studies. --Book Jacket.

Table of Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: 1. Veil: Religious And Historical Foundations Of The Modern Political Discourse / Moha Ennaji / Fatima Sadiqi
• 2. Women, Islam, And Political Agency In Morocco / Nazli Fathi-Rizk
• 3. Assia Djebar And Malika Mokeddem: Neocolonial Agents Or Postcolonial Subjects? / Fatima Sadiqi
• 4. Women And Political Reform In Israel / Abdelkader Cheref
• 5. Women's NGOs And Social Change In Morocco / Galia Golan
• 6. Palestinian Women's Movements And Activism / Moha Ennaji
• 7. Tunisia At The Forefront Of The Arab World: Two Waves Of Gender Legislation / Islah Jad
• 8. Feminism And Family Law In Iran: The Struggle For Women's Economic Citizenship In The Islamic Republic / Mounira M. Charrad
• 9. Legal Status Of Women In Egypt: Reform And Social Inertia / Valentine M. Moghadam
• 10. Algerian Women As Agents Of Change And Social Cohesion / Hoda Ragheb Awad
• 11. Women In Turkey: Caught Between Tradition And Modernity / Zahia Smail Salhi
• 12. Women And Language In Tunisia / Fatma Umut Bespinar
• 13. Women, Education, And The Redefinition Of Empowerment And Change In A Traditional Society: The Case Of Oman / Raoudha Kammoun
• 14. Perpetuating Authority: Ishelhin Women's Rituals And The Transmission Of Islamic Knowledge In Southwestern Morocco / Thuwayba Al Barwani
• 15. Moroccan Women Contrabandists: Interferences In Public Space / Margaret J. Rausch
• 16. Orient Within: Women "In-Between" Under Francoism / Touria Khannous.

Contributors:

Sadiqi, Fatima

Ennaji, Moha

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Related Series:

UCLA Center for Middle East Development (CMED) series; [volume] 2

Subjects:

Women — Middle East — History

Women — Africa, North — History

Women

Middle East

North Africa

Genres:

History

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-288) and index.
Description based on print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

HQ1115 .W59 2011eb

ISBNs:

9780203851579 (electronic bk.)
0203851579 (electronic bk.)
9780415573207 [Invalid]
0415573203 [Invalid]
9780415573214 [Invalid]
0415573211 [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

830323571

Other Control Numbers:

345352 (source: EbpS)
[Unknown Type]: ybp3283103