Mapping Arab Women's Movements: A Century of Transformations from Within
Pernille Arenfeldt and Nawar Al-Hassan Golley
Abstract
This volume presents a pioneering collection of analyses focused 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, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, and the Arab diaspora in the United States, Mapping Arab Women's Movements delineates similarities and differences between historical and contemporary efforts towards greater gender justice. The authors explore the origins of women's movements, trace their development during the past century, and add ... More
This volume presents a pioneering collection of analyses focused 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, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, and the Arab diaspora in the United States, Mapping Arab Women's Movements delineates similarities and differences between historical and contemporary efforts towards 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.
Keywords:
women,
movements,
organizations,
gender,
Arab,
mapping,
rights
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2012 |
Print ISBN-13: 9789774164989 |
| Published to Cairo Scholarship Online: September 2012 |
DOI:10.5743/cairo/9789774164989.001.0001 |
Authors
Affiliations are at time of print publication.
Pernille Arenfeldt, editor
American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Nawar Al-Hassan Golley, editor
American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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