Buch
Monografie
Secularism, gender and the state in the Middle East : the Egyptian women's movement
Verfasst von:
Ali, Nadje Sadig al-
Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press
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2000
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264 S.
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| Einrichtung: | Frauensolidarität | Wien |
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| Verfasst von: | Ali, Nadje Sadig al- |
| Schriftenreihe: |
Cambridge Middle East studies
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| Ausgabe: | 1. publ. |
| Jahr: | 2000 |
| Maße: | 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 0521780225 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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| Nadje Al-Alis book explores the anthropological and political significance of secular-oriented activism by focusing on the women's movement in Egypt, highlighting their extensive struggles to achieve political and civil rights. In so doing, it challenges stereotypical images of Arab women as passive victims and demonstrates how they fight for their rights and confront conservative forces.Al-Alis book also takes issue with prevailing constructions of the West and its perceived dichotomous relation to the East. The argument is constructed around interviews with some eighty women activists, who offer fascinating insights into the history of the women's movement in Egypt, notions about secularism and how Islamist constituencies have impacted on women's activism generally. Another contribution of the book is its challenge of prevailing dichotomous constructions of "the West" versus "the East". The balance between the empirical and conceptual material is adeptly handled. The author frames her work in the context of current theoretical debates in Middle Eastern and post-colonial scholarship: while some of the ideas are complex, her lucid style means they are always comprehensible; the book will be of great interest to all readers, specialist and non-specialist alike. Introduction; 1. Up against conceptual frameworks: post-Orientalism, Occidentalism and presentation of self; 2. Contextualizing the Egyptian womens movement; 3. Self and generation: formative experiences of Egyptian women activists; 4. Secularism: challenging neo-Orientalism and histories; 5. From words to deeds: priorities and projects of contemporary activists; 6. A mirror of political culture in Egypt: divisions and debates among womens activists; Conclusion. | |
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| Includes bibliographical references and index | |
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