Title: Gender in the Middle East and North Africa : contemporary issues and challenges /
Authors: Ryan, J. Michael; Rizzo, Helen Mary
Year: 2020
Subjects: Women Middle East Social conditions; Women Africa, North Social conditions; Sex role Middle East.; Sex role Africa, North.; Sex role; Women Social conditions; Middle East; North Africa
Abstract: "The role of gender in the Middle East and North Africa is widely discussed-but often little understood. Seeking to close that gap, the authors of this comprehensive study explore a wide range of issues related to gender in the region as they have been unfolding since the Arab Spring"--
Contents: Gender in the contemporary Middle East and North Africa / Helen Rizzo and J. Michael Ryan -- Men, masculinities, and gender relations / Shereen El Feki and Gary Barker -- Gender and religion / Amina Zarrugh -- Marriage and divorce / Nadia Sonneveld -- Sexual and gender-based violence / Angie Abdelmonem -- Female circumcision / J. Michael Ryan -- Gender and politics / Michaelle Browers -- Gender and citizenship / Stefanie E. Nanes -- Gender and development / Islah Jad -- Gender and migration / Alexandra Parrs -- Gender and social movements / Anne M. Price and Chelsea Marty -- The new media activism / Elham Gheytanchi and Valentine M. Moghadam -- Rethinking gender in the contemporary Middle East and North Africa / J. Michael Ryan and Helen Rizzo.