Arab Feminisms: Gender and Equality in the Middle East

Is there a truly Arab feminist movement? Is there such a thing as ''Islamic'' feminism? What does it meant to be a ''feminist'' in the Arab World today? Does it mean grappling with the main theoretical elements of the movement? Or does it mean involvement at the grassroots level with everyday activism? This book examines the issues and controversies that are hotly debated and contested when it com...