By Nermin Allam, Gail Buttorff and Marwa Shalaby This is part of the MENA Politics Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 2, Fall 2020. Download the PDF of this piece here. Researchers of Middle East and North African (MENA) politics have long faced considerable
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
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
Trust and Activism in the MENA
Nadine Sika, American University in Cairo This is part of the MENA Politics Newsletter, Volume 2, Issue 2, Fall 2019. Download the PDF of this piece here. Political trust is essential for stability in authoritarian regimes. It is an individual’s evaluation