Arab Women's Activism and Socio-Political Transformation

Makes a significant contribution to the literature on gender studies in the aftermath of the Arab SpringSheds light on the long-term impacts of the social revolution that evolved following the political upheaval
Addresses important and cross-cutting gender issues that also relate to states beyond those involved in the Arab Spring

Autorentext

Sahar Khamis is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Maryland, USA. She is an expert on Arab and Muslim media, and the former Head of the Mass Communication and Information Science Department in Qatar University. She is the co-author of two books: Islam Dot Com: Contemporary Islamic Discourses in Cyberspace (with M. el-Nawawy, 2009) and Egyptian Revolution 2.0: Political Blogging, Civic Engagement and Citizen Journalism (with M. el-Nawawy, 2013).

Amel Mili is the Director of the Arabic Language and Culture Program at the Lauder Institute, University of Pennsylvania, USA. She holds a JD in private law and an MS in public administration from the University of Tunis, Tunisia, as well as a PhD in global affairs from Rutgers University in Newark, NJ, USA.

Inhalt

Introduction by Sahar Khamis and Amel Mili.- Part I: Unfinished Political Revolutions.- Chapter 1 Citizenship and Gender Equality in the Cradle of the Arab Spring by Amel Mili.- Chapter 2 Women as Symbols of a Movement: The Remaining Battles for Women Activists in Bahrain by Nada Al Wadi and Sahar Khamis.- Chapter 3 Linking the Cedar Revolution and the Arab Spring by Rita Stephan.- Chapter 4 Women's Space after the Arab Spring: Can We Generalize? By Deborah Harrold.- Part II: Unfinished Social Revolutions.- Chapter 5 Voicing Dissonance: Tunisian Women's Narratives of Dissent under Ben 'Ali by Gretchen Head.- Chapter 6 Women and Religion in the Arab Spring by Asma Nouria.- Chapter 7 Arab Women and Post-Revolution Resistance: Egyptian Women's War Against Sexual Harassment by Nahed el Tantawi and Amel Gaber.- Chapter 8 Stealth Revolution: Saudi Women's Education, Labor and the Arab Spring by Nami Tsujigami.- Chapter 9 Gender Activism in the Age of Social Media by Sana Jelassi.- Part III: Unfinished Legal Revolutions.- Chapter 10 Egyptian Women's Constitutional Rights, 2012 and 2014 by Ellen McLarney.- Chapter 11 From Lalla el-Batoul to Oum Hamza: Moroccan Women's Ongoing Fight for Equality and Dignity by Brahim El Guabli.- Chapter 12 Women, Their Rights and Constitutionality in Egypt: Equal Rights for Equal Citizenship? Lubna Azzam.