Description
Book SynopsisIntroduces the reader to the multiple roles and challenges that women faced in the interaction between the social and political dimensions of Arab/Palestinian society on the West Bank. This title contextualizes the role of women within the general socio-political struggles of the West Bank and in the Arab world.
Table of ContentsIntroduction
Suha Sabbagh
Section One: Defining the Role of Women
The Women's Movement During the Intifada—Joost R. Hiltermann
Patterns of Relations Within the Palestinian Family—Islah Jad. Translated by Magda Abu Hassabo
West Bank Women and The Intifada: Revolution within the Revolution—Philipa Strum
The Development of the Palestinian Women's Movement in the Occupied Territories—Zahira Kamal
Section Two: How Culture Recorded Women's Role
Gender in the Poetry of the Intifada—Ilham Abu Ghazaleh
Women in the Legends of the Intifada—Sharif Kanaana
Interview With a Woman Novelist: Sahar Khalifeh—Suha Sabbagh
Short Stories—Hanan Mikhail Ashrawi
Section Three: The Double Burden of Women: Tradition and Occupation
Women in the Intifada—Robin Morgan
Gender Relations During the Three Psycho-developmental Phases Under Occupation: An Interview with
Dr. Eyad el-Sarraj—Suha Sabbagh
Interview with Hanan Ashrawi about the History of the Women's Movement—Dima Zalatimo
Interviews with Five Women Activists—Sahar Khalifeh. Translated by Nagla el-Bassiouni
Intifada Year Four: Notes on the Women's Movement—Rita Giacaman and Penny Johnson
Section Four: Anticipations After Oslo
Palestinian Women's Activism After Oslo—Amal Kawar
The Declaration of Principles on Palestinian Women's Rights: An Analysis—Suha Sabbagh
