Mapping Arab Women's Movements

A Century of Transformations from Within

Pernille Arenfeldt, Nawar Al-Hassan Golley, Pernille Arenfeldt, Nawar Al-Hassan Golley

• Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press
• Year: 2012
• eBook ISBN: 9781617973536
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Gender Studies
• Index: Social Sciences

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.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Halftitle Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• contents
• Notes on Contributors
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction: Pernille Arenfeldt and Nawar Al-Hassan Golley
• 1. Arab Women’s Movements: Developments, Priorities, and Challenges: Pernille Arenfeldt and Nawar Al-Hassan Golley
• 2. Convergences and Divergences: Egyptian Women’s Activisms over the Last Century: Leslie Lewis
• 3. Challenges and Opportunities: The Women’s Movement in Syria: Pauline Homsi Vinson and Nawar Al-Hassan Golley
• 4. The Iraqi Women’s Movement: Past and Contemporary Perspectives: Nadje Al-Ali
• 5. Women’s Rights Activism in Lebanon: Rita Stephan
• 6. Harvests of the Golden Decades: Contemporary Women’s Activism in Jordan: Ibtesam Al-Atiyat
• 7. Discovering the Positive within the Negative: Palestinian Women’s Movements: Eileen Kuttab
• 8. A Long, Quiet, and Steady Struggle: The Women’s Movement in Yemen: Amel Nejib al-Ashtal
• 9. Fashioning the Future: The Women’s Movement in Kuwait: Mary Ann Tétreault, Helen Rizzo, and Doron Shultziner
• 10. The ‘Makings’ of a Movement ‘by Implication’: Assessing the Expansion of Women’s Rights in the United Arab Emirates from 1971 until Today: Vânia Carvalho Pinto
• 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) Center for Women
• Index