Lindsay J. Benstead, Portland State University, benstead@pdx.edu This is part of the MENA Politics Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 2, Fall 2020. Download the PDF of this piece here. Religion and culture are often seen as the primary driving force in the MENA
Gender Stereotypes and Women’s Political Representation in MENA
Marwa Shalaby, University of Wisconsin – Madison, marwa.shalaby@wisc.edu This is part of the MENA Politics Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 2, Fall 2020. Download the PDF of this piece here. Female underrepresentation in politics in the MENA has often been attributed to traditional
Implications of Islamist Rule for Women’s Employment in Turkey
Gamze Cavdar, Colorado State University, Gamze.Cavdar@colostate.edu This is part of the MENA Politics Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 2, Fall 2020. Download the PDF of this piece here. Do Islamist governments harm women’s educational and professional opportunities? Previous scholarship suggests no consistent trend
Why Autocrats Adopt Women’s Rights: The Case of Morocco
Aili Mari Tripp, University of Wisconsin-Madison, atripp@wisc.edu This is part of the MENA Politics Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 2, Fall 2020. Download the PDF of this piece here. Why have the three Maghreb countries, Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria, passed more extensive constitutional
State repression and activist organizing in informal spaces: Comparing feminist movements in Egypt and Iran
Erika Biagini, Dublin City University, Erika.biagini@dcu.ie , Paola Rivetti, Dublin City University, Paola.rivetti@dcu.ie This is part of the MENA Politics Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 2, Fall 2020. Download the PDF of this piece here. A decade since the so called “Arab Spring”,