6. Women of the Revolution: The Future of Women’s Rights in post-Gaddafi Libya

2013 ◽  
pp. 123-144 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Women's Rights ◽  
Women’S Rights ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Revolution

A Bridge Across the Mediterranean

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 28-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elise Franklin
Keyword(s):  
Women's Rights ◽  
Women’S Rights ◽  
Algerian War ◽  
Colonial Rule ◽  
Colonial State ◽  
Marriage And Divorce ◽  
Divorce Laws ◽  
The Future ◽  
French Colonial ◽  
The Mediterranean

During the Algerian War, Nafissa Sid Cara came to public prominence in two roles. As a secretary of state, Sid Cara oversaw the reform of Muslim marriage and divorce laws pursued by Charles de Gaulle’s administration as part of its integration campaign to unite France and Algeria. As president of the Mouvement de solidarité féminine, she sought to “emancipate” Algerian women so they could enjoy the rights France offered. Though the politics of the Algerian War circumscribed both roles, Sid Cara’s work with Algerian women did not remain limited by colonial rule. As Algeria approached independence, Sid Cara rearticulated the language of women’s rights as an apolitical and universal good, regardless of the future of the French colonial state, though she—and the language of women’s rights— remained bound to the former metropole.

“The Factory Of The Revolution”

Women Rising ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 354-362
Author(s):  
Layla Saleh
Keyword(s):  
Women's Rights ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Political ◽  
Women’S Rights ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Role Of Women ◽  
Syrian Revolution ◽  
The Revolution

Giving a personal voice to the role of women in the Syrian revolution, Layla Saleh places the account of one Syrian woman, Um Ibrahim, exiled in the second year of the uprising, in the larger context of women’s participation in the revolutionary popular mobilization, after the Assad regime’s “women’s rights” proved unsatisfactory and insufficient. The narrative culminates in Um Ibrahim’s own participation in the protests in Damascus before the full-fledged war took hold. Um Ibrahim recounts how women took on a central role in the Syrian revolution, hiding protesters, cooking, delivering food and weapons, and serving in the political and armed opposition. However, they have been victimized by the war, their activist role has been diminished, and their security and physical well-being have become precarious as the country is bloodily entrenched in civil and proxy warfare.

Future Fear: Prenatal Duties Imposed By Private Parties

1991 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 411-434
Author(s):  
Renee I. Solomon
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Women's Rights ◽  
Women’S Rights ◽  
Abortion Debate ◽  
The Future ◽  
Criminal Charges ◽  
Fetal Rights ◽  
Legal Right

AbstractThe national abortion debate, rising drug use and homelessness, and the return to conservatism intersect in the trend which increasingly recognizes fetal rights, often at the expense of women's rights. Pregnant women, as never before, are faced with criminal charges and physical invasions in the name of protection of fetuses. This Note examines the sociological forces creating these situations and suggests better solutions. The Note cautions against the future fear that private parties will claim a legal right to interfere with a pregnant woman's behavior, and illustrates the need to prevent it.

Women in Enlightenment and Revolution and their Position in the First Modern Civil Codes

1992 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-122
Author(s):  
Dorothea Wayand
Keyword(s):  
French Revolution ◽  
Women's Rights ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Civil Code ◽  
Male Dominance ◽  
Women’S Rights ◽  
The Enlightenment ◽  
Civil Codes ◽  
Male Supremacy ◽  
The Revolution

AbstractWomen did not gain from the Revolution or the Enlightenment as men did. Seeking the cause for this, the paper concentrates upon the period of 1770–1810, and the area of Central and Western Europe. It is found that during the French Revolution a number of persons, mostly women, did fight on behalf of women's rights to freedom and equality. However, even before the Revolution was over, they had lost what little they had gained earlier. With Napoleon's Civil Code, a modern code in many ways, the time-honoured supremacy of the male was reasserted. In Prussia, a less violent struggle went on about women's rights. It was fought by men on both sides and it was occasioned by the lengthy creative process which resulted in the first of the modern codes by 1796. It reflected a few of the arguments made in favour of women, but in principle it enshrined male supremacy. The Austrian Civil Code extended the recognition of female equality a bit further. Both German codes were influenced by Enlightened theories; however, they were unable to overcome the long-established principle of “natural” male dominance.

scholarly journals Did Egyptian Women Win or Lose by Overthrowing the Regime of Hosni Mubarak?

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-125
Author(s):  
Blanka Rogowska
Keyword(s):  
Women's Rights ◽  
Women’S Rights ◽  
Female Participation ◽  
Egyptian Women ◽  
Short Time ◽  
The Revolution

Egypt is a place with a long tradition of female participation in revolutions. After years of Mubarak’s despotism, women joined the revolution once again. As a result, they had to deal with the violation of women’s rights. When Morsi was removed, women were again at the top of political topics. The new constitution was described as the most progressive for women. Sisi has been a president for short time but he is already called the presi­dent of women. However women still face problems. They defended them­selves from the Muslim Brotherhood’s rules by supporting Sisi, but did they really win by overthrowing the regime of Mubarak?

scholarly journals Women’s Rights in Tunisia and the Democratic Renegotiation of an Authoritarian Legacy

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maaike Voorhoeve
Keyword(s):  
Women's Rights ◽  
The Political ◽  
Women’S Rights ◽  
Political Elites ◽  
Political Dynamics ◽  
The Future ◽  
Legislative Outcomes

Since the 2011 revolution, Tunisia has been negotiating what it is to become, a processof rebirth in which women’s rights is key. The ongoing debates reflect a confrontation betweenthe feminist policies of Habib Bourguiba (the first president of the Tunisian republic) andalternative notions of women’s rights. In this article, I examine the debates that are currentlytaking place in Tunisia. I argue that the topic of women’s rights is crucial in the power strugglebetween the political elites within Tunisia. It is symbolic of the much wider battle over the future of the country. Moreover, the legislative outcomes of the debates are indicative for the postrevolutionary political dynamics, showing the strength of so-called secularists.

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