Arab Feminisms: Gender and Equality in the Middle East Makdisi Jean
Arab Feminisms: Gender and Equality in the Middle East Makdisi Jean Is there a truly Arab feminist movement? What does it meant to be a 'feminist' in the Arab World today? Is there such a thing as…
Specifikacia Arab Feminisms: Gender and Equality in the Middle East Makdisi Jean
Arab Feminisms: Gender and Equality in the Middle East Makdisi Jean
Is there a truly Arab feminist movement? What does it meant to be a 'feminist' in the Arab World today? Is there such a thing as 'Islamic' feminism?
Or does it mean involvement at the grassroots level with everyday activism? Does it mean grappling with the main theoretical elements of the movement? 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,