The most well-established women’s nonsecular groups in Syria are rooted in faith: al-Qubaysiat and the Syrian Sisterhood. In this chapter, Sana Sayed attempts to understand the activism of Islamist women’s groups in Syria.
She gives a historical overview of their movement dating back to 1950 in Syria. She further discusses the problematic presence of these religious, female-led groups and the challenge they face in reconciling their conflicting ideologies with secularists.
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