Women After Arab Spring: From Oppressed Culture to Depressed Expectations
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
2015
Abstract
The issue of Arab women rights is not separated from the cultural, political,and legal structure of the society. Academically, women issues have not been discussed away from the whole societal challenges. In spite of enhancing the women status by all holy religious codes, constitutions and international treaties, there is a gap separating the provisions of those constitutions and treaties, on one hand, and what is actually acquired.on the other.This gap is widening day after the other in spite of significant political changes and regardless the overwhelming efforts. By answering the question of why Arab Spring did not bring breeze to the Arab women participation? and through legal /political methodological approach, the paper discuss the dilemma of women rights of participation in the Arab World.
Recommended Citation
El-Hedeny & El Shamy, N. (2015, February). Women After Arab Spring: From Oppressed Culture to Depressed Expectations. Paper Presented at the International Conference on Education and Social Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey. Retrieved from: https://scholar.cu.edu.eg/sites/default/files/amanymasod/files/women_after_arab_spring.pdf