Women's Organizations in Kuwait

al-Mughni, Haya

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“…There are many informal groups formed, for instance, for the daily survival of people in a particular neighborhood. Others are co-opted by the state, such as the NGOs in Kuwait (Al-Mughni 1996), when they are perceived as threatening to the state's control over women (Chatty & Rabo 1997). However, it is the secular, feminist NGOs and their modernization ideals which are mostly attacked in Islamist discourses.…”

Section: Local Co-operation or Resistancementioning

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Rethinking development and the feminist versus Islamist dichotomy

Spoelders

1998

Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations

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This paper discusses socio-economic development as a Western cultural construction. It first surveys various theories that deconstruct development and women in development, and then elaborates on the stereotypes and dilemmas of the feminist development enterprise in the Middle East. Attention is further given to local co-operation with or resistance to Northern development ideas and practices. The paper ends with an attempt to think beyond the post-colonial power relations between secular imperialism and Islamist resistance, arguing that this dichotomy results from 'Western-centric' perspectives.

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Rethinking development and the feminist versus Islamist dichotomy

Spoelders

1998

Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations

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“…Moreover, we must acknowledge the significance of situated knowledge in understanding women's individual experiences. Factors such as social class, racial and ethnic backgrounds, religious and tribal affiliations, nationalities, rural or urban communities, geography, and politics all play vital roles in shaping these experiences [34]. As Abu-Lughod aptly states, "Women's lives show us just how varied and complicated the sources of any one woman's suffering might be" ( [35], p. 24).…”

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From Theory to Action: A Saudi Arabian Case Study of Feminist Academic Activism against State Oppression

Sirri

2024

Societies

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This article explores the intricate landscape of women’s rights in Saudi Arabia, an authoritarian state within the Gulf Cooperation Council countries (GCC), where the pursuit of modernization strategically utilizes women’s issues as symbols of national identity and markers of progress. The article focuses on the transformative potential of academic activism, exemplified by the work of Hatoon Ajwad al-Fassi, in countering oppression against women. It demonstrates how women navigate the realms of academia and activism to reshape gender dynamics and shape their nation’s modernization trajectory. By emphasizing the critical intersection between academic inquiry and activism, this article dispels the misconception that academia and activism are mutually exclusive. In contexts such as Saudi Arabia, where women’s rights face suppression, this intersection emerges as imperative for informed research and frontline advocacy, effectively addressing state-sponsored violence. Furthermore, this article critically evaluates the persistent challenge of feminist neo-Orientalist scholarship, which often distorts the depiction of Saudi women’s experiences. It offers a contribution to a nuanced understanding of women’s theorization that includes the ethico-political context within which women operate.

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“…Population policies and demographic trends, and the implications for women's roles in family and society, were featured in issue #190 with articles on official uses of Islamic ideology in Iran, 15 Egyptian state policies, 16 and overall patterns of demographic change in the region. 17 Issue #198 took a close look at the gendering of the rights and entitlements of citizenshipin Kuwait, 18 Palestine, 19 Israel, 20 Turkey, 21 and Algeria, 22 with Suad Joseph providing an overall introduction. LBGTQ issues moved to the fore in 1998 with issue #206, "Power and Sexuality in the Middle East," and articles on sexuality in Egyptian film, 23 honor killings in Palestine, 24 and tensions of Zionism and lesbianism in Israel, 25 all introduced by a programmatic piece on queering the study of the Middle East by Bruce Dunne.…”

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MERIP's 50 Years of Women and Gender

Tucker

2021

Rev. Middle East Stud.

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Drawing on a reading of MERIP's articles related to women's and gender studies over the course of its 50-year history, this piece reflects on how MERIP's forays into this field formed part of its overarching aspiration to place scholarship in the service of progressive political projects. I explore how intellectual trends and political commitments worked together to shape the topics and approaches related to gender that appeared in MERIP's pages. The political purposes of knowledge production were omnipresent in the minds of authors and editors, and we see evidence of a conscious program of critique of past scholarship on women and gender in the region, as well as sustained attention to research and writing that could connect, or perhaps even be useful, to struggles in the Middle East region and the amelioration of U.S. policy. The framing of issues varied over time, from a focus on political economy to political action to broader cultural questions, in rhythm with shifts in scholarly paradigms and events on the ground.

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Women's Organizations in Kuwait

Cited by 8 publications

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Rethinking development and the feminist versus Islamist dichotomy

Rethinking development and the feminist versus Islamist dichotomy

From Theory to Action: A Saudi Arabian Case Study of Feminist Academic Activism against State Oppression

MERIP's 50 Years of Women and Gender

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