Nermin Allam, Rutgers University, na587@newark.rutgers.edu This is part of the MENA Politics Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 2, Fall 2020. Download the PDF of this piece here. Why is a community engaged research approach important in the field of gender politics and the
What Explains Patriarchal Attitudes? The Role of Women’s Employment and Household Structure
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 and the Law in the Arab World: Text, Pretext, and Citizenship
Catherine Warrick, Villanova University, catherine.warrick@villanova.edu This is part of the MENA Politics Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 2, Fall 2020. Download the PDF of this piece here. The body of scholarship on gender and politics is rich and wide-ranging, as the essays in
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