Women’s Movements in Post-“Arab Spring” North Africa (Comparative Feminist Studies)

Centering On Women's Movements Before, During, And After The Revolutions That Started In 2010, Women's Movements In Post-arab Spring North Africa Highlights The Broader Sources Of Authority That Affected The Emergence Of New Feminist Actors And Agents And Their Impact On The Sociopolitical Landscapes Of The Region--provided By Publisher. Series Editor's Preface / By Chandra Talpade Mohanty -- Introduction: The Centrality Of Women's Movements In The Post-revolution Dynamics In North Africa / By Fatima Sadiqi -- Part One: Contextualizing Women's Movements In North Africa: Conceptual Issues -- The Center: A Post-revolution Space For Women's Movements In North Africa. Morocco As An Example / By Fatima Sadiqi -- Women And The Arab Spring: A Transnational, Feminist Revolution / By Miriam Cooke -- Creative Disobedience: Feminism, Islam, And Revolution In Egypt / By Margot Badran -- Gendering The Egyptian Revolution / By Dina Wahba -- The Lipstick On The Edge Of The Well: Mauritanian Women And Political Power (1960-2014) / By Céline Lesourd -- Part Two: Specific Country Experiences -- About North African Women's Rights After The Arab Spring / By Moha Ennaji -- Women's Rights And Equality: Egyptian Constitutional Law / By Ellen Mclearney -- The Struggle Of Egyptian Women For Equal Rights Continues: Two-steps Forward, One-step Backward / By Moushira Khattab -- Women, Art, And Revolution In The Streets Of Egypt / By Nevine El Nossery -- Notes On Sudanese Women's Activism, Movements, And Leadership / By Sondra Hale -- Revolutionary Nuns Or Totalitarian Pawns: Evaluating Libyan State Feminism After Muʼammar Al-gaddafi / By Amanda Rogers -- Tunisian Women's Literature And The Critique Of Authority: Sources, Contexts, And The Tunisian Arab Spring / By Lilia Labidi -- Engendering Tunisia's Democratic Transition: What Challenges Are Facing Women? / By Nabila Hamza -- Women And Leadership In The Post-arab Spring: The Case Of Tunisia / By Khadija Arfaoui -- The Algerian Woman Issue: Struggles, Islamic Violence, And Cooptation / By Rachid Tlemçani -- Moroccan Women In Limbo: On Liminal Citizenship And The Quest For Equality / By Soumia Boutkhil -- Moroccan Women's Cultural Rights: A Psycho-social Perspective On Cultural Paradoxes / By Rachida Kerkech -- Women's Economic Empowerment In Morocco: The Case Of Social Entrepreneurship / By Manal Elattir, Yamina El Kirat El Allame, And Youness Tihm -- Reflections On The 20-february Movement: Hope Renewed, Hope Frustrated For Women / By Abdellatif Zaki. Edited By Fatima Sadiqi. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-xii Introduction: The Centrality of Women’s Movements in the Post-revolution Dynamics in North Africa....Pages 1-11 Front Matter....Pages 13-13 The Center: A Post-revolution Space for Women’s Movements in North Africa: Morocco as an Example....Pages 15-30 Women and the Arab Spring: A Transnational, Feminist Revolution....Pages 31-44 Creative Disobedience: Feminism, Islam, and Revolution in Egypt....Pages 45-60 Gendering the Egyptian Revolution....Pages 61-76 The Lipstick on the Edge of the Well: Mauritanian Women and Political Power (1960–2014)....Pages 77-93 Front Matter....Pages 95-95 About North African Women’s Rights After the Arab Spring....Pages 97-107 Women’s Rights and Equality: Egyptian Constitutional Law....Pages 109-126 The Struggle of Egyptian Women for Equal Rights Continues: Two Steps Forward, One Step Backward....Pages 127-142 Women, Art, and Revolution in the Streets of Egypt....Pages 143-157 Notes on Sudanese Women’s Activism, Movements, and Leadership....Pages 159-176 Revolutionary Nuns or Totalitarian Pawns: Evaluating Libyan State Feminism After Mu’ammar al-Gaddafi....Pages 177-193 Tunisian Women’s Literature and the Critique of Authority: Sources, Contexts, and the Tunisian “Arab Spring”....Pages 195-210 Engendering Tunisia’s Democratic Transition: What Challenges Face Women?....Pages 211-221 Women and Leadership in the Post-Arab Spring: The Case of Tunisia....Pages 223-234 The Algerian Woman Issue: Struggles, Islamic Violence, and Co-optation....Pages 235-249 Moroccan Women in Limbo: On Liminal Citizenship and the Quest for Equality....Pages 251-265 Moroccan Women’s Cultural Rights: A Psycho-social Perspective on Cultural Paradoxes....Pages 267-282 Women’s Economic Empowerment in Morocco: The Case of Social Entrepreneurship....Pages 283-298 Reflections on the 20-February Movement: Hope Renewed, Hope Frustrated for Women....Pages 299-312 Back Matter....Pages 313-325 "Unexpected and transformative revolutions broke off in North Africa and quickly spread to the Middle East and the rest of the world in 2010 and 2011. Spontaneous, leaderless, youth-driven, and backed by social media, these revolutions called for karamah (dignity) and democracy. Centering on women's movements before, during, and after the revolutions, Women's Movements in Post-"Arab Spring" North Africa highlights the broader sources of authority that affected the emergence of new feminist actors and agents and their impact on the sociopolitical landscapes of the region. Until recently, studies of North African women's movements have focused on aspects of women's achievements one at a time. By providing a comparative analysis, this book is the first to shed light not only on the role that these superstructures play in shaping women's experiences in North Africa, but also on the rich variety of women's responses to authority and their potential contributions to African and global feminist thought. From the pre-history of the revolutions to their aftermath, the far-reaching historical and national scope of this collection expands the study of women's movements in North Africa beyond national borders, while still paying close attention to local characteristics"- - Springer