Essays about: "Mary Zaia"

Found 2 essays containing the words Mary Zaia.

  1. 1. 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

  3. 2. Democratic Transition in the Middle East and North Africa : A Case Study of Tunisia

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Mary Zaia; [2017]
    Keywords : Arab Spring; Tunisia; Democratization; Middle East and North Africa;

    Abstract : This essay consists of a case study of Tunisian democratization process which came along the events of the Arab spring in 2010-11. The aim of the research is to understand why Tunisia took a distinctive path during the uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa in 2010-11. READ MORE