ISBN:
9781626376588
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (221 pages)
DDC:
305.409174927
Keywords:
Women--Arab countries--Social conditions
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Women ; Arab countries ; Social conditions
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Electronic books
Abstract:
How are women in the Arab world negotiating the male-dominated character of Islamist movements? Is their participation in the Islamic political project--including violent resistance against foreign invasion and occupation--the result of coercion, or of choice? Questioning assumptions about female powerlessness in Muslim societies, Maria Holt and Haifaa Jawad explore the resistance struggles taking place in Lebanon, Iraq, Palestine, and elsewhere in the Middle East from the perspectives of the women involved. The authors make extensive use of vivid personal testimonies as they examine the influence of such factors as religion, patriarchy, and traditional practices in determining women's modes of participation in conflicts. In the process, they add to our knowledge not only of how women are affected by political violence, but also of how their involvement is beginning to change the rules that govern their societies.
Abstract:
Book Title -- Title Page -- Table of Contents -- Copyright page -- Preface -- 1-Women and Islamism in the Arab World -- Power and Empowerment -- Questions of Identity and Belonging -- Female Forms of Resistance in the Arab World -- Overview of the Book -- Research Method: An Exploration of Difference -- Islam and Feminism: The Debate in the Arab World -- "Empty Modernity": Challenging the Colonial Narrative -- Women and National Liberation -- The Performance and Perfectibility of Resistance -- Notes -- 2-Islamic Discourses on Women and Violence -- Muslim Women and Religion -- Women in Islamic History -- The Modern Islamist Movement -- Islam, Resistance, and Modernity -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 3-Expressions of Resistance: Women and the Arab Spring -- Women's Activism in the Arab World -- Arab Women and Violent Conflict -- New Challenges to Old Patterns -- Notes -- 4-Islam and Revolution: Shiite Women in Lebanon -- War and Violence in Lebanon -- Women's Identity and Resistance -- A "Stigmatized Identity" -- Musa al-Sadr and the Amal Movement -- Amal Women and Violent Conflict -- Hizbullah: The Creation of a "Community of Resistance" -- Hizbullah and Women -- The War Between Israel and Hizbullah, 2006 -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 5-Islam and Resistance: Iraqi Women -- Contextualizing the Situation in Iraq After 2003 -- Problematization of This Research Project -- Experiences of Iraqi Women During and After the 2003 Invasion -- Coping Strategies: Resistance, Islam, and Empowerment -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 6-The Violence of Occupation: Palestinian Women in theWest Bank and Gaza Strip -- Women and the Nation -- A History of Struggle -- "Everyday Forms of Resistance" -- Women and Violence in the West Bank and Gaza Strip -- Islam and Islamism in the Palestinian Territories -- Terrorism or Resistance?.
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URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781626376588
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781626376588
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