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Title:

Gender in the Middle East and North Africa : contemporary issues and challenges / edited by J. Michael Ryan, Helen Rizzo.

Publisher:

Lynne Rienner PublishersInc.,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

vi, 289 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Women--Middle East--Social conditions--21st century.
Women--Africa, North--Social conditions--21st century.
Sex role--Middle East.
Sex role--Africa, North.

Other Authors:

Ryan, J. Michael, editor.
Rizzo, Helen Mary, editor.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (239-274) and index.

Contents:

Gender in the contemporary Middle East and North Africa / Helen Rizzo and J. Michael Ryan -- Men, masculinities, and gender relations / Shereen El Feki and Gary Barker -- Gender and religion / Amina Zarrugh -- Marriage and divorce / Nadia Sonneveld -- Sexual and gender-based violence / Angie Abdelmonem -- Female circumcision / J. Michael Ryan -- Gender and politics / Michaelle Browers -- Gender and citizenship / Stefanie E. Nanes -- Gender and development / Islah Jad -- Gender and migration / Alexandra Parrs -- Gender and social movements / Anne M. Price and Chelsea Marty -- The new media activism / Elham Gheytanchi and Valentine M. Moghadam -- Rethinking gender in the contemporary Middle East and North Africa / J. Michael Ryan and Helen Rizzo.

Summary:

"The role of gender in the Middle East and North Africa is widely discussed-but often little understood. Seeking to close that gap, the authors of this comprehensive study explore a wide range of issues related to gender in the region as they have been unfolding since the Arab Spring"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

162637838X
9781626378384

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1110147619

LCCN:

2019030001

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)