The Politics Of Engaged Gender Research In The Arab Region

Author : Suad Joseph,Lena Meari,Zeina Zaatari
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2022-07-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780755645251

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The Politics of Engaged Gender Research in the Arab Region by Suad Joseph,Lena Meari,Zeina Zaatari Pdf

Critical analysis of what we know - and do not know – about women in the Arab region is needed to support social change. But how is knowledge on women and gender produced in the region? How does this change when it is undertaken by Arab women researchers? Through a critical examination of local fieldwork experiences, the contributors of the volume - who are Arab women researchers themselves - answer these questions. The book examines the specific structural conditions that shape people's lives in the Arab region, from the effects of imperialism, settler colonialism and the neo-liberalization of economies, to racial capitalism, securitization, and embedded patriarchal ideologies and structures. The authors assess the implications of these different dynamics on undertaking research and also examine their own daily lives, the lives of their interlocutors, and the practices of their field. In doing so, they are able to escape hegemonic approaches and frameworks to the study of gender and to instead theorize from the local context to produce knowledge as they see it. This 'engaged gender research' challenges dominant discourses in academia, rejects the presumptions of 'Arab exceptionalism', and challenges liberal feminisms. It devises a new way of undertaking research on gender in the region to lay the foundation for a more just tomorrow. Covering Morocco, Tunisia, Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Iraq and the Arab Gulf, the book argues that an engaged gender research - which is feminist and critically analyses the historical, political, economic and social contexts of the research topic first - will transform how we understand women and gender, and the Arab World.

Author : Eleanor Abdella Doumato,Marsha Pripstein Posusney
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1588261344

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Women and Globalization in the Arab Middle East by Eleanor Abdella Doumato,Marsha Pripstein Posusney Pdf

This work assesses the impact of globalization on women in Middle Eastern societies. To explore the gendered effects of social change, the authors examine trends within, as well as among, states in the region. Detailed case studies reveal the mixed results of global pressures.

Author : Cynthia Nelson,Soraya Altorki
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UVA:X006071142

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Arab Regional Women' s studies workshop by Cynthia Nelson,Soraya Altorki Pdf

Presents the lively proceedings of the 1998 workshop on Arab regional women's studies held at the American University in Cairo. Includes the text of several introductory speeches followed by pieces on comparative approaches to gender and women's studies and research and policy issues. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Suad Joseph,Zeina Zaatari
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 883 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2022-12-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351676434

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Routledge Handbook on Women in the Middle East by Suad Joseph,Zeina Zaatari Pdf

The Routledge Handbook on Women in the Middle East provides an overview of the key historical, social, economic, political, religious, and cultural issues which have shaped the conditions and status of women in the region. The book is divided into eleven thematic sections, providing a comprehensive guide to understanding the current and historical contexts of women in the Middle East, each giving ground-breaking insights into various aspects of women’s movements: The importance of historical context, including pre-Islamic through post-colonial histories The importance of politics and the state in understanding women in the ME Women’s roles in political and social movements The impacts of the formal and informal economies and education on women of the region Women’s spaces and the creation of publics and counterpublics The effects of war, displacement, and other forms of gendered violence Women, family, and the state Discourses and practices of religion Women and health practices Bodies and sexualities Women and sites of cultural production A unique overview of cutting-edge research in the key arenas of pre-Islamic to post-colonial histories, this Handbook will affect the way future generations of scholars engage with and add to the vast repository of socio-political studies of the Middle East. It will thus be of interest to researchers in gender studies, women’s studies, pre-Islamic and post-colonial studies, feminist studies, and socio-political and socio-economic studies.

Author : Sahar Khamis,Amel Mili
Publisher : Springer
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319607351

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Arab Women's Activism and Socio-Political Transformation by Sahar Khamis,Amel Mili Pdf

This book illustrates how Arab women have been engaging in three ongoing, parallel struggles, before, during, and after the Arab Spring, on three levels, namely: the political struggle to pave the road for democracy, freedom, and reform; the social struggle to achieve gender equality and fight all forms of injustice and discrimination against women; and the legal struggle to chart new laws which can safeguard both the political and the social gains. The contributors argue that while the political upheavals were oftentimes more prevalent and visible, they should not overshadow the parallel social and legal revolutions which are equally important, due to their long-term impacts on the region. The chapters shed light on the intersections, overlaps and divergences between these simultaneous, continuous gendered struggles and unpacks their complexities and multiple implications, locally, regionally, and internationally, across different countries and through different phases.

Author : Suad Joseph
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2022-12-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780755647842

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Reporting Islam by Suad Joseph Pdf

Reporting Islam examines the coverage of Muslim women in the New York Times from 1979-2011. The analysis addresses the nature of the coverage; whether there are parallels in the depiction of Muslim women from the Middle East and South Asia and with the US government policies toward these countries; and the relationship between feminism in the US and the representation of Muslim women in the US. At a time when women often become the iconic representatives of their nations, their cultures and their religions, this book offers unique insight into how a dramatic period of contemporary history for the Middle East and South Asia was depicted by the leading print newspaper in the world. The coverage captures the Islamic Revolution in Iran, the rise of Islamist movements across the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa, the first Gulf War, the 9/11 events, the second Gulf War, the War on Terror, and the Arab uprisings. The book asks critical questions about the wider implications of the misrepresentation of Muslim women in the media, and the links between print news, US foreign policy and women.

Author : Professor Maha El Said,Doctor Lena Meari,Doctor Nicola Pratt
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781783602858

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Rethinking Gender in Revolutions and Resistance by Professor Maha El Said,Doctor Lena Meari,Doctor Nicola Pratt Pdf

Ever since the uprisings that swept the Arab world, the role of Arab women in political transformations received unprecedented media attention. The copious commentary, however, has yet to result in any serious study of the gender dynamics of political upheaval. Rethinking Gender in Revolutions and Resistance is the first book to analyse the interplay between moments of sociopolitical transformation, emerging subjectivities and the different modes of women’s agency in forging new gender norms in the Arab world. Written by scholars and activists from the countries affected, including Palestine, Egypt, Tunisia and Libya, this is an important addition to Middle Eastern gender studies.

Author : Nabil F. Khoury,Valentine M. Moghadam
Publisher : United Nations University Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1856493660

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Gender and Development in the Arab World by Nabil F. Khoury,Valentine M. Moghadam Pdf

This much-needed book explores Arab women's share in employment and their contribution to national economic development. It documents the patterns and trends of female employment and highlights the determinants of labour force participation in a number of countries.

Author : Reham El Morally
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 17 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783668973374

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Women and Politics in the Middle East through a Marxist Feminist Lens by Reham El Morally Pdf

Scientific Study from the year 2019 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Miscellaneous, grade: 4.0, University of Reading, language: English, abstract: The hierarchical social relations inherent to any patriarchal system have resulted in women’s social identities becoming dependent on their relationship with men, as a fathers or husbands. Such relationships have encouraged the view that the oppression of women is the cornerstone of such systems and that their liberation is an essential condition for overcoming it. My question for this paper is: What is the relationship between patriarchy and women’s marginalization and absence in the political sphere? In this paper I will discuss how women are marginalized and silenced by force rather than by choice. To further elaborate on that it must be clear that women, especially in the Middle East, are constrained by different types of patriarchy. They are restrained from growing and aspiring to change power relations by the legal system, by the social conventions and the unequal power relations between male and female, and lastly by externalities that constructed the polity of the region. In order to further carry out this research paper, I will use a Marxist feminist theoretical framework to analyze the issue of women’s marginalization in the Middle East.

Author : Marwa Shalaby,Valentine M. Moghadam
Publisher : Springer
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137557476

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Empowering Women after the Arab Spring by Marwa Shalaby,Valentine M. Moghadam Pdf

With studies on the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Syria, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia, this collection presents a theoretical framework on the study of women's empowerment amid the transformations that have shaped the social and political fabrics of Arab societies.

Author : Barakat, Marwa,European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (Austria),UNESCO Office Cairo and Regional Bureau for Science in the Arab States
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 61 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2023-10-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789231006166

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Inclusion of Women and Girls and Ensuring Their Rights by Barakat, Marwa,European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (Austria),UNESCO Office Cairo and Regional Bureau for Science in the Arab States Pdf

Author : Unesco
Publisher : London ; Dover, NH : F. Pinter ; Paris : Unesco
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Women
ISBN : UCSC:32106007864405

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Social Science Research and Women in the Arab World by Unesco Pdf

Contains eight studies by women specialists from Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Sudan.

Author : Andrea Khalil
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317599166

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Gender, Women and the Arab Spring by Andrea Khalil Pdf

This book provides a unique investigation into the gender dynamics of the Arab Spring as it unfolded in North Africa. It covers issues such as gender legislation in the post-revolution period, sexual harassment, gender activism, politics and the female body, women and Islamist movements, state feminism, women and political economy, and women’s rights in the context of political transitions. Chapters on Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya and Egypt are written by specialist and activists from those countries. It includes a rare, first hand insight into the gender debates, human rights violations and politics of post Qaddafi Libya, written by a Libyan scholar directly engaged in these developments. An analysis of post-Mubarak gender debates in Egypt is detailed by a gender activist and scholar currently engaged in these debates in favour of gender equitable legislation and human rights in Egypt. Two former Ministers of Women’s Affairs from Tunisia and Algeria, who are also prolific scholars, provide analysis on the situation of women’s rights in the context of Islamism and freedom of artistic expression in Tunisia and Algeria. In addition to these first hand accounts written by North African political and civil society actors, the book provides a comprehensive theoretical background that allows for readers to understand the historical and deeper cultural contexts of gender struggles. The Foreword frames the larger debate about gender equality and democratisation in the North Africa/Middle Eat region and clearly presents the lines of investigation of the chapters. Each chapter contains a clear framing of the subject that will orient, educate, and intelligently inform the general reader about the history, current developments and stakes of women’s struggles that have intensified and shifted since the beginning of the Arab Spring. This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of North African Studies.

Author : Rita Stephan,Mounira M. Charrad
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781479801046

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Women Rising by Rita Stephan,Mounira M. Charrad Pdf

Groundbreaking essays by female activists and scholars documenting women’s resistance before, during, and after the Arab Spring Images of women protesting in the Arab Spring, from Tahrir Square to the streets of Tunisia and Syria, have become emblematic of the political upheaval sweeping the Middle East and North Africa. In Women Rising, Rita Stephan and Mounira M. Charrad bring together a provocative group of scholars, activists, artists, and more, highlighting the first-hand experiences of these remarkable women. In this relevant and timely volume, Stephan and Charrad paint a picture of women’s political resistance in sixteen countries before, during, and since the Arab Spring protests first began in 2011. Contributors provide insight into a diverse range of perspectives across the entire movement, focusing on often-marginalized voices, including rural women, housewives, students, and artists. Women Rising offers an on-the-ground understanding of an important twenty-first century movement, telling the story of Arab women’s activism.

Author : Nasser Yassin,Robert Hoppe
Publisher : Springer
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030020897

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Women, Civil Society and Policy Change in the Arab World by Nasser Yassin,Robert Hoppe Pdf

This book examines the ways in which Arab civil society actors have attempted to influence public policies. In particular, the book studies the drive towards a change of policies that affect women and their well-being. It does so through the lens of women civil society activism and through analysis of cases of policy reform in three Arab countries namely: Lebanon, Morocco and Yemen. The book addresses the tension between policy change and state repression; between Islamic traditional/religious values and civil/secular ones; between the formal and the informal channels for policy-making. One of the first books to reflect on the capability of Arab civil society actors to influence change, it traces recent policy evolution from before the Arab Uprisings in 2011 until the present day, and describes the limited ability of civil society actors to induce change and substantiate it over recent decades. The book explores the use of policy theories in the analysis of cases, and reflects on the possibility of applying and “adapting” those concepts, largely applied in the Western world, to encompass policymaking in the Arab world without conceptual 'overstretch'.