Women’s Movements in Post-“Arab Spring” North Africa

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 single aspects of women’s achievements at a time. By providing a comparative analysis, this book for the first time sheds 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.

Centering on women's movements before, during, and after the revolutions, Women's Movements in Post-"e;Arab Spring"e; 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.

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.

Series Editor's Preface; Chandra Talpade Mohanty
Introduction: The Centrality of Women's Movements in the Post-Revolution Dynamics
in North Africa; Fatima Sadiqi
PART I: CONTEXTUALIZING WOMEN'S MOVEMENTS IN NORTH AFRICA: CONCEPTUAL ISSUES
1. The Center: A Post-Revolution Space for Women's Movements in North Africa. Morocco as an Example; Fatima Sadiqi
2. Women and the Arab Spring: A Transnational, Feminist Revolution; miriam cooke
3. Creative Disobedience: Feminism, Islam, and Revolution in Egypt; Margot Badran
4. Gendering the Egyptian Revolution; Dina Wahba
5. The Lipstick on the Edge of the Well: Mauritanian Women and Political Power (1960 2014); Céline Lesourd
PART II: SPECIFIC COUNTRY EXPERIENCES
6. About North African Women's Rights After the Arab Spring; Moha Ennaji
7. Women's Rights and Equality: Egyptian Constitutional Law; Ellen McLearney
8. The Struggle of Egyptian Women for Equal Rights Continues: Two-Steps Forward, One-Step Backward; Moushira Khattab
9. Women, Art, and Revolution in the Streets of Egypt; Nevine El Nossery
10. Notes on Sudanese Women's Activism, Movements, and Leadership; Sondra Hale
11. Revolutionary Nuns or Totalitarian Pawns: Evaluating Libyan State Feminism After Mu'ammar al-Gaddafi; Amanda Rogers
12. Tunisian Women's Literature and the Critique of Authority: Sources, Contexts, and the Tunisian 'Arab Spring"; Lilia Labidi
13. Engendering Tunisia's DemocraticTransition: What Challenges Are Facing Women?; Nabila Hamza
14. Women and Leadership in the Post-Arab Spring: The Case of Tunisia; Khadija Arfaoui
15. The Algerian Woman Issue: Struggles, Islamic Violence, and Cooptation; Rachid Tlemçani
16. Moroccan Women in Limbo: On Liminal Citizenship and the Quest for Equality; Soumia Boutkhil
17. Moroccan Women's Cultural Rights: A Psycho-Social Perspective on Cultural Paradoxes; Rachida Kerkech
18. Women's Economic Empowerment in Morocco: The Case of Social Entrepreneurship; Manal Elattir, Yamina El Kirat El Allame, and Youness Tihm
19. Reflections on the 20-February Movement: Hope Renewed, Hope Frustrated for Women; Abdellatif Zaki