Description
Book Synopsis The Arab region continues to be among the most challenging in the world for the progress of women''s rights. Equality remains elusive for women and vulnerable groups in the region due to traditional patriarchal cultures, protracted crises, lack of religious freedom, discriminatory legal frameworks, and chronic insecurity. The strongest indicator of peace in any country is in its treatment of women, but the story of women''s rights in the region is one of patchy progress and major regress. Today, women are experiencing a massive backlash against their rights and fundamental freedoms.
And yet, there is hope. Feminists--particularly young feminists--from the Arab region fight tirelessly for their rights and are leading movements around the region pushing for change. This book looks at the last 50 years of Arab feminism with a view to understanding what the next 50 years will hold. Built from hundreds of firsthand accounts with women in the region, this book brings together
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword: Hear Them Roar by Joumana Haddad
- Preface
- 1. Feminist Foundations
- 2. Feminist Phases
- 3. Feminisms on the Frontlines of Crisis
- 4. Feminisms on the Frontlines of Creativity
- 5. Fragmented Feminisms
- 6. Feminist Futures
- Conclusion: So What? Now What?!
- Afterword by Aya Chebbi
- Glossary
- Chapter Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
