Diversity and Female Political Participation: Views on and from the Arab World
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Publication series democracy, Volume 21
Diversity and Female Political Participation: Views on and from the Arab World
Equality, respect for human rights, and protection of citizens’ rights by the government are mutually enhancing features of good governance. They are meant to refer to men and women alike, implying that the denial of equal rights and equal participation based on gender discrimination is incompatible with the notion of good governance – and the notion of democracy. But what does the political participation of women look like within the immense diversity of the Arabic world? How are gender conditions linked to the possibility of achieving good governance and democracy? Which roles does Islam play in enforcing women participation in this part of the world? In this edition of the Heinrich Boell Foundation’s series on Democracy, these questions are analyzed based on historical and current developments of gender relationships, and the role of women in the politics of Egypt, Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait.
With contributions by Claudia Derichs, Hoda Salah, Azadeh Zamirirad, Hala Kindelberger, Dana Fennert, and Vania Carvalho Pinto.
With contributions by Claudia Derichs, Hoda Salah, Azadeh Zamirirad, Hala Kindelberger, Dana Fennert, and Vania Carvalho Pinto.
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Date of Publication
October 25, 2010
Publisher
Heinrich Böll Foundation
Number of Pages
120
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ISBN / DOI
978-3-86928-040-0
Table of contents
7 Foreword
9 Claudia Derichs Introduction: Diversity and Political Participation in the Arab World
27 Hoda Salah From Ijtihad to Gender Jihad: Islamic Feminists between Regional Activism and Transnationalism
47 Azadeh Zamirirad and Hala Kindelberger Equality by Decree? Poltical Participation of Women in Egypt
63 Dana Fennert Moroccan Feminists and the Reform of the Personal Status Code
82 Vânia Carvalho Pinto Women and Political Participation in the United Arab Emirates
92 Hala Kindelberger Between Neo-patriarchy, Islamization, and Democratization: Gender Equality in Kuwait
115 About the Authors
117 Abbreviations