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Acknowledgement And Dedication, Muhamad S. Olimat
Acknowledgement And Dedication, Muhamad S. Olimat
Journal of International Women's Studies
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The Role Of Women In The Arab World: Toward A New Wave Of Democratization, Or An Ebbing Wave Toward Authoritarianism?, Nadine Sika
The Role Of Women In The Arab World: Toward A New Wave Of Democratization, Or An Ebbing Wave Toward Authoritarianism?, Nadine Sika
Journal of International Women's Studies
The Special Issue is devoted to examining the role of Arab women in the ongoing uprisings and revolutions sweeping the Arab world over the past two years. It covers case studies of women in Tunisia, Yemen, Jordan, Bahrain, Egypt, Syria, the Sudan, and other countries in the region. Two major questions are going to be addressed: how influential were Arab women in the “Arab Spring” of uprisings, and to what degree are Arab women’s rights to equality and freedom going to be attained and respected after the creation of new regimes, such as in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, and Syria, which …