Aili Mari Tripp explains why autocratic leaders in Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria embraced
more extensive legal reforms of women's rights than their Middle Eastern counterparts. The …

At a time when the situation of women in the Islamic world is of global interest, here is a
study that unlocks the mystery of why women's fates vary so greatly from one country to …

Gender relations in Muslim-majority countries have been subject to intense debate in recent
decades. In some cases, Muslim women have fought for and won new rights to political …

During the anti-regime uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya, women from all walks of life
were as ready as men to take to the streets to protest against the ineptitude and …

Discourses of race, gender and religion have scripted the terms of engagement in the war
on terror. As a result, Muslim feminists and activists must engage with the dual oppressions …

While gender inequality in developing countries is widely studied, the obstacles facing
women in Muslim countries and the efficacy of the various strategies to overcome it are less …

Over half a billion women live in the Muslim world. Despite the rich complexity of their social,
cultural, and ethnic differences, they are often portrayed in monolithic terms. Such …

The authors of the 1998 Sisterhood Is Global Institute manual for the elimination of violence
against women and girls in Muslim societies declare:“The most important feature of …

In Turkey, no secular party has approximated the high levels of membership and intense
activism of women within the Islamist Refah (Welfare) Party. Rethinking Islam and Liberal …

Islamist parties in Jordan and Yemen have become the most female-friendly in the Middle
East since the initiation of political liberalization. Why has women's participation in two …