ISBN:
9783631717363
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (226 pages).
Series Statement:
Political and Social Change v.5
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
305.40962000000002
Keywords:
Women--Egypt--Social conditions--21st century
;
Women Egypt
;
Social conditions
;
21st century
;
Women Religious life
;
Egypt
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
The book addresses how Identity, structure and agency affect women's everyday lives in post-revolutionary Egypt. Through interviews and workshops, women around Egypt express their own experiences in dialogue, in groups and in drawings. The reader get insights into personal experiences of a diverse group of women
Abstract:
Cover -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Table Of Contents -- Part One -- Introduction -- Demographics of the Egyptian Population -- "The Woman Question", Women's Legal Rights and Participation -- The 25 January Revolution-Women Revolutionaries -- Timeline-An Overview -- Timeline in Words -- 25 January Revolution-A Woman-Centered Account -- In Transition-From Mubarak To Morsi -- Empowerment, Awareness, and El-Sisi in Office -- Part Two -- "My life"-In Light of The Revolution -- Structures, Cultures and Globalisation -- The Influence of Western Hegemony on the Middle East -- Tradition and Modernity: Two Opposing Positions? -- Egypt's Independence -- Agency in a Collectivistic Culture -- Early Marriage and Polygyny -- Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting -- Sexual Harassment and Patriarchal Structures -- Male Superiority and Patriarchal Bargains -- Women's Work -- Personal Development -- The Role of Religion -- Dependency -- Religious Faith -- The Notion of Liberation -- Part Three -- Do Universal Values Exist? -- Structural Transformation and New Ways for Change -- Interpersonal Change -- Development or Prosperity -- Personal Visions -- Challenges and Opportunities -- Bibliography
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