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
Unequal Citizens: State Limitations on Women’s Nationality Rights
Lillian Frost, Virginia Tech, lfrost@vt.edu This is part of the MENA Politics Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 2, Fall 2020. Download the PDF of this piece here. “When you turn 18, you realize you are a stranger, but I don’t know Syria. People
Introduction: Looking Beyond Islam
This is part of the MENA Politics Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 2, Fall 2020. The topic of women and gender in MENA politics has long been associated with Islam because of a historically-held notion that Islam determines every aspect of life