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Hiam Elgousi - Women´s Rights in Authoritarian Egypt: Negotiating Between Islam and Politics - 9781784532451 - V9781784532451
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Women´s Rights in Authoritarian Egypt: Negotiating Between Islam and Politics

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Description for Women´s Rights in Authoritarian Egypt: Negotiating Between Islam and Politics Hardcover. Examines the role of women in Egyptian society, looking both at the legal system and how they themselves understand their rights. Series: Library of Modern Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JFSJ1; JFSR2; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
During the uprisings of late 2010 and 2011 which took place across the Middle East and North Africa, women made up an important part of the crowds protesting. Women's rights were central to the demands made. However, despite this, in the ensuing social and political struggles, these rights have not progressed much beyond the situation under previous governments. Hiam El-Gousi's book offers an examination of the status of women under Egypt's various authoritarian regimes. In exploring the role played by religious scholars in helping to define women's status in society, she focuses on personal status laws and health rights. In ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Library of Modern Middle East Studies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784532451
SKU
V9781784532451
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About Hiam Elgousi
Hiam El-Gousi is a former Lecturer in the Department of Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Leeds, where she was awarded her PhD. Currently she is working as a consultant and research associate with various NGOs in the UK and Egypt.

Reviews for Women´s Rights in Authoritarian Egypt: Negotiating Between Islam and Politics
'This work takes a serious look into the status of the 'Ulama in contemporary Egypt through examining their relationship with the State and their influential role within Egyptian society as it affects the status of Egyptian women which Elgousi investigates from the early beginnings of the Egyptian Feminist Movement to the emergence of Islamic feminism. The book tactfully examines the ... Read more

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