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

Fatima Sadiqi is Professor of Linguistics and Gender Studies at the University of Fez, Morocco. Her work focuses on women's issues in modern North Africa, the Middle East, and the Mediterranean world. She is author and editor of numerous volumes and journal issues, including Women, Gender and Language, Women and Knowledge in the Mediterranean, and Moroccan Feminist Discourses .

"This volume is a must read for anyone in search of a greater understanding of gender issues in North Africa since the Arab uprisings. It offers a theoretically nuanced and highly informative study of how women's movements operate in countries as diverse as Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia and Sudan. Combining academic and activist perspectives, and highlighting the variety of women's experiences, the authors present rich evidence and incisive analyses. The volume makes a unique contribution to the scholarly literature on women's movements in the region." - Mounira M. Charrad, Professor of Sociology, University of Texas at Austin, USA, and author of the award-winning book, States and Women's Rights: The Making of Postcolonial Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco "This collection provides exciting and important discussions of the women's rights movements in the Middle East and North Africa, spanning multiple national, historical, political, and social contexts. The comparative perspective is useful and timely, specifically underscoring the varying and multiple contexts that defy any facile or homogenous approach to studying feminist movements in the Middle East and North Africa." - Carol Fadda-Conrey, Associate Professor of English, Syracuse University, USA

• Series Editor's Preface; Chandra Talpade MohantyIntroduction: The Centrality of Women's Movements in the Post-Revolution Dynamics in North Africa; Fatima SadiqiPART 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 Sadiqi2. Women and the Arab Spring: A Transnational, Feminist Revolution; miriam cooke 3. Creative Disobedience: Feminism, Islam, and Revolution in Egypt; Margot Badran4. Gendering the Egyptian Revolution; Dina Wahba5. The Lipstick on the Edge of the Well: Mauritanian Women and Political Power (1960 2014); Céline LesourdPART II: SPECIFIC COUNTRY EXPERIENCES 6. About North African Women's Rights After the Arab Spring; Moha Ennaji7. Women's Rights and Equality: Egyptian Constitutional Law; Ellen McLearney8. The Struggle of Egyptian Women for Equal Rights Continues: Two-Steps Forward, One-Step Backward; Moushira Khattab9. Women, Art, and Revolution in the Streets of Egypt; Nevine El Nossery10. Notes on Sudanese Women's Activism, Movements, and Leadership; Sondra Hale11. Revolutionary Nuns or Totalitarian Pawns: Evaluating Libyan State Feminism After Mu'ammar al-Gaddafi; Amanda Rogers12. Tunisian Women's Literature and the Critique of Authority: Sources, Contexts, and the Tunisian 'Arab Spring"; Lilia Labidi13. Engendering Tunisia's DemocraticTransition: What Challenges Are Facing Women?; Nabila Hamza14. Women and Leadership in the Post-Arab Spring: The Case of Tunisia; Khadija Arfaoui15. The Algerian Woman Issue: Struggles, Islamic Violence, and Cooptation; Rachid Tlemçani16. Moroccan Women in Limbo: On Liminal Citizenship and the Quest for Equality; Soumia Boutkhil17. Moroccan Women's Cultural Rights: A Psycho-Social Perspective on Cultural Paradoxes; Rachida Kerkech18. Women's Economic Empowerment in Morocco: The Case of Social Entrepreneurship; Manal Elattir, Yamina El Kirat El Allame, and Youness Tihm19. Reflections on the 20-February Movement: Hope Renewed, Hope Frustrated for Women; Abdellatif Zaki