Abstract:Taking its steps from Bandung Conference’s aftermath, the first Afro-Asian Women’s Conference (AAWC) held in Cairo in 1961 contributed to feminizing the Afro-Asian movement. This article focuses on the first AAWC, particularly examining the participation of Moroccan, Algerian, Tunisian, and Libyan delegates. Built on hitherto underexplored primary sources, it constitutes a first contribution in investigating the role of Maghrebi women in Afro-Asian solidarity networks. It highlights that the AAWC marked a sign… Show more
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