New Tendencies in Egyptian Feminism (2011-2013)

• Authors: Roswitha Badry
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Without doubt women played a vital role in the peaceful protests during the ‘Arab Spring’. Some of them were politically active before, others were mobilized when the social movement started. Despite their subsequent marginalization in the transitional phase following the ouster of the former presidents – a fact that also affected the whole community of ‘young activists’ who had initiated the protests – the experience of agency and empowerment that many of them had had for the first time during the ‘Arab Spring’, resulted in a new consciousness and the powerful intent to continue their fight against discriminatory practices. This has become evident, for instance, in the massive protests of women and also men against sexual assaults and gender-based violence in Egypt. This contribution sheds light on what seem to be new signs in secular Egyptian feminism, taking as examples the re-established ‘Egyptian Feminist Union’, the movement of ‘Baheya Ya Masr’ and the organization ‘Nazra for Feminist Studies’.

Keywords

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Egyptian Feminism; Tendencies; Egypt

• Publisher: Instytut Kultur Śródziemnomorskich i Orientalnych PAN
• Journal: Hemispheres. Studies on Cultures and Societies
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 29
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 5-27

Contributors

author

Roswitha Badry

• University of Freiburg, Dept. of Islamic Studies, Germany