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Yusuf Sidani, PhD, is Professor of Leadership and Business Ethics at the Olayan School of Business, American University of Beirut. He was born in Beirut, Lebanon where he still resides. He writes on business ethics, gender and diversity, and employee values and behaviors with special attention to the Middle East. He is the author of Muslim Women at Work: Religious Discourses in Arab Society and Business Ethics in the Middle East.

This pocket-size yet detailed overview for scholars and students investigates factors related to women’s rights in the wake of the Arab Spring movement. The book explains the reasons behind Arab Spring and shows how and why the movement was hijacked by fragmentation, infighting, and brutal oppression. The book then turns to the roles and fates of female activists in the Arab world. The abuse and sexual assault of female activists is examined in the context of the Arab honor culture and the acceptance of sexual violence against women in Arab culture. The book profiles the work of two women activists: Bouthaina Shaaban and Nawal El-Saadawi. It concludes with a look at current conditions in Sudan, Egypt, Syria, Yemen, and Tunisia. Distributed in North America by Turpin Distribution.

• Preface 1. Women of the Arab Spring 2. Why the Arab Spring? 3. Women, Honor, and Sexual Violence 4. Feminism and the Arab Spring Conclusion: Final Words - "Arab Spring" or "Arab Autumn"?