Essays about: "Arab women"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the words Arab women.

  1. 1. From Protest to Progress: A study on the association between the Arab Spring and women's empowerment in Jordan

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Saga Nilsson Norén; Tilde Persson; [2023-07-06]
    Keywords : Arab Spring; women’s empowerment; agency; instrumental; intrinsic; index; attitudes; decision-making; institutions;

    Abstract : The Arab Spring was a set of political uprisings, taking place in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region starting in 2011. The motive of the initial protests stemmed from people’s desire for democratic rights, however, some of the protests that followed were driven more by aspirations of economic stability. READ MORE

  3. 2. Tunisia’s Gender Digital Divide: A Case Study of Tunisia’s Gender Gap in Internet Usage and the Role of Demographic and Socioeconomic Factors

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Ellen Löfgren; [2022]
    Keywords : Gender digital divide; MENA; ICTs; gender equality; digital transformation; internet; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Today, the digital transformation provides new avenues for women’s empowerment. Information and communication technologies (ICTs), including the internet, can contribute to greater gender equality by enabling everyone access to the same online resources and opportunities. READ MORE

  4. 3. Dimensions of Political Ideology on the Party Level in Morocco : A qualitative text analysis of the electoral manifestos of the Party of Justice and Development and the Party of Authenticity and Modernity before the 2016 elections

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Omran Nedal Khasawneh; [2022]
    Keywords : Political Ideology; Political Islam; Islamism; Secularism; Party Politics; Party System; The Party of Justice and Development PJD; The Party of Authenticity and Modernity PAM; Morocco; Arab World;

    Abstract : This thesis describes how the religious-secular, economic, and cultural dimensions come to expression in the electoral manifestos of two political parties in the 2016 elections in Morocco. The parties in question are the Islamist-oriented Party of Justice and Development (PJD) and the non-Islamist Party of Authenticity and Modernity (PAM), viewed as leading contenders and emerged as the two biggest parties in the same election year. READ MORE

  5. 4. Gender relations and sexuality in Arab women’s writing: A narratological reading of Hanan al-Shaykh’s novel Ḥikāyat Zahra

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för Asien-, Mellanöstern- och Turkietstudier

    Author : Mary Zaia; [2021]
    Keywords : Gender; Sexuality; Lebanon; Arabic literature; Narratology; Hanan al-Shaykh;

    Abstract : This thesis examines gender relations in the war novel Ḥikāyat Zahra (1989) by the Lebanese author Hanan al-Shaykh. The analysis focuses on interpersonal relations among male and female characters in the novel as well as perceptions of gender and sexuality within a patriarchal order as depicted in the writing of Hanan al-Shaykh. READ MORE

  6. 5. Empowering Arab Women through Media Development : A case study

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Nabila Zayati; [2021]
    Keywords : media development; empowerment; gender; communication for development; participatory communication; social change; Arab region;

    Abstract : The media have power: they create frames of conceptions, influence attitudes and behaviour, and monitor the conduct of government officials. For women, the media can suggest ways and means to defend civil rights and gain access to society’s resources and opportunities. READ MORE