Women in Civil Society : The State, Islamism, and Networks in the UAE

This book would not have been possible without the generous help of several people in its preparation and writing. I am most grateful to the women and men who allowed me to interview them and their trust and faith in my work. In various ways, people allowed me into their own personal lives. Such an invitation and acceptance enabled me to be immersed in the struggles, desires, aspirations, and worldviews. It is my hope that this work adequately exposes what they struggle to achieve.My appreciation is extended to all experts and informants, academic and nonacademic, some of whom are not mentioned, due to sensitivities, but who, nonetheless, equally provided me with insights, suggestions, and links. I am grateful to several faculty members at the United Arab Emirates University who guided me at the initial stage of this project. Faculty members at the American University of Sharjah were also helpful. Of those who offered continuous support, I would like to thank especially Sharla Musaibeh (winner of the 2007 National Women's Day Award In This Groundbreaking Study, Wanda Krause Presents Evidence Of Civil Society Emerging In Some Dynamic Ways In The Arab Gulf. She Looks At The Key Role Women Play In The United Arab Emirates By Analyzing Women In Government-run Organizations, Islamic-oriented Associations And Islamist Groups, And Women's Networks. Krause Also Expands The Definition Of Civil Society Beyond Its Western Biases. In This Endeavor, She Incorporates Indigenous Forms Of Action And A Multitude Of Forms Of Women's Agency. This Book Will Be Of Interest To All Who Study The Relationship Between Civil Society And A Variety Of Subjects, Such As Gender, Islamism, Human Rights, Development, Feminism, Governmentality, Security, Globalization, And Social Networks.--jacket. 1. Women In Civil Society: Key Issues In The Middle East -- 2. Civil Society And Rentierism? Challenges To The Uae Woman -- 3. Rentier Governmentality: Activism In Uae Women's Organizations And Clubs -- 4. Women And Islamist Politics: Activism In Islamic-oriented Associations -- 5. Women's Activism Through Networking -- 6. Women In Civil Society: Prospects For The Uae. Wanda Krause. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [233]-256) And Index. In this path-breaking study, Wanda Krause presents evidence of civil society emerging and in some dynamic ways in the Arab Gulf. She looks at the key role women play in the United Arab Emirates by analyzing women in government-run organizations, Islamic-oriented associations/Islamist groups, and women’s networks. Krause also expands the definition of civil society beyond its ‘western’ biases. In this endeavor, she incorporates indigenous forms of action and multitude forms of women’s agency. This book will benefit all those interested in the relationship between civil society and a wide array of subjects, such as gender, Islamism, human rights, development, feminism, governmentality, security, globalization, and social networks. Women in Civil Society: The State, Islamism and Networking in the UAE investigates how women in an Arab Gulf country prove to play a key role in how civil society takes shape with and against one another through case studies on women in state-run organizations, Islamic organizations, and networks. Women in Civil Society: The State, Islamism and Networking in the UAE investigates how women in an Arab Gulf country prove to play a key role in how civil society takes shape with and against one another through case studies on women in state-run organizations, Islamic organizations, and networks