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
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
“We Don’t have Citizenship:” Liberation and Other Conceptual Frameworks for Understanding Iranian Women’s Activism in the MENA and Beyond
Shirin Saeidi, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Saeidi@uark.edu This is part of the MENA Politics Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 2, Fall 2020. Download the PDF of this piece here. During my research and conversations with Iranians, I am often questioned on my research
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