Women's movements in post-"Arab Spring" North Africa
By: edited by Fatima Sadiqi
Series: Comparative feminist studies series; Comparative feminist studies series
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2016
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 325
ISBN-13: 9781137520470
Subjects: Social conditions; Feminism; Legal status, laws; Women
Description: "Centering on women's movements before, during, and after the revolutions that started in 2010, Women's Movements in Post-"Arab Spring" North Africa highlights the broader sources of authority that affected the emergence of new feminist actors and agents and their impact on the sociopolitical landscapes of the region"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Series editor's preface  -- by Chandra Talpade Mohanty; title: Introduction: the centrality of women's movements in the post-revolution dynamics in North Africa  -- by Fatima Sadiqi -- Part One: Contextualizing women's movements in North Africa: conceptual issues; title: The center: a post-revolution space for women's movements in North Africa. Morocco as an example  -- by Fatima Sadiqi; title: Women and the Arab spring: a transnational, feminist revolution  -- by Miriam Cooke; title: Creative disobedience: feminism, Islam, and revolution in Egypt  -- by Margot Badran; title: Gendering the Egyptian revolution  -- by Dina Wahba; title: The lipstick on the edge of the well: Mauritanian women and political power (1960-2014)  -- by Céline Lesourd -- Part Two: Specific country experiences; title: About North African women's rights after the Arab spring  -- by Moha Ennaji; title: Women's rights and equality: Egyptian constitutional law  -- by Ellen McLearney; title: The struggle of Egyptian women for equal rights continues: two-steps forward, one-step backward  -- by Moushira Khattab; title: Women, art, and revolution in the streets of Egypt  -- by Nevine El Nossery; title: Notes on Sudanese women's activism, movements, and leadership  -- by Sondra Hale; title: Revolutionary nuns or totalitarian pawns: evaluating Libyan state feminism after Muʼammar al-Gaddafi  -- by Amanda Rogers; title: Tunisian women's literature and the critique of authority: sources, contexts, and the Tunisian "Arab Spring"  -- by Lilia Labidi; title: Engendering Tunisia's democratic transition: what challenges are facing women?  -- by Nabila Hamza; title: Women and leadership in the post-Arab Spring: the case of Tunisia  -- by Khadija Arfaoui; title: The Algerian woman issue: struggles, Islamic violence, and cooptation  -- by Rachid Tlemçani; title: Moroccan women in limbo: on liminal citizenship and the quest for equality  -- by Soumia Boutkhil; title: Moroccan women's cultural rights: a psycho-social perspective on cultural paradoxes  -- by Rachida Kerkech; title: Women's economic empowerment in Morocco: the case of social entrepreneurship  -- by Manal Elattir, Yamina El Kirat El Allame, and Youness Tihm; title: Reflections on the 20-February movement: hope renewed, hope frustrated for women -- by Abdellatif Zaki.