WOMEN’S POLITICAL ACTIVISM IN THE ARAB WORLD
WOMEN’S POLITICAL ACTIVISM IN THE ARAB WORLD

Summary/Abstract: “The oppressed Arab women” is one of the most promoted images of women in the Arab world. There has always been a certain perception about women in the Muslim-Arab region, that they have no rights, they are slaves in their own houses and they are owned by their husbands. The reality is that women face issues and gender discrimination everywhere around world and Arab countries make no exception, only that the weight of religious and traditional society measures in less women rights and equal opportunities. The last decade has been a period of many changes for Arab women, their role in society has evolved significantly in certain countries, they are becoming politically active and are positively involved in reforming and shaping the new modern Arab societies.

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