Yalla Feminists: Arab Rights and Resistance

The Arab region faces significant challenges to women's rights due to traditional patriarchal cultures, protracted crises, lack of religious freedom, discriminatory legal frameworks, and chronic insecurity. Despite this, there is hope for progress with the fight of feminists in the region. This book explores the last 50 years of Arab feminism and presents new pathways to women's rights and gender equality.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 277 pages
Publication date: 30 November 2023
Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc

The Arab region remains one of the most challenging in the world for the progress of women's rights, with equality remaining elusive for women and vulnerable groups due to traditional patriarchal cultures, protracted crises, lack of religious freedom, discriminatory legal frameworks, and chronic insecurity. The strongest indicator of peace in any country is in its treatment of women, but the story of women's rights in the region is one of patchy progress and major regress. Today, women are experiencing a massive backlash against their rights and fundamental freedoms. However, there is hope. Feminists, particularly young feminists, from the Arab region fight tirelessly for their rights and are leading movements around the region pushing for change. This book looks at the last 50 years of Arab feminism with a view to understanding what the next 50 years will hold. Built from hundreds of firsthand accounts with women in the region, this book brings together voices across the 22 Arab states to present new pathways to women's rights and gender equality.

Weight: 272g
Dimension: 254 x 178 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781476691152