Essays about: "Middle East and North Africa"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 45 essays containing the words Middle East and North Africa.

  1. 6. The Interplay between Sharia and Gender Equality : A Comparative Study of Women’s Rights in Divorce Regulations in Iraq and Tunisia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Saba Abdali; [2023]
    Keywords : Iraq; Tunisia; divorce; human rights; women s rights; Sharia; gender equality; Islam; Irak; Tunisien; skilsmässa; islam; sharia; jämställdhet;

    Abstract : In the Middle East and North Africa region, many family laws are based on Sharia principles, where different interpretations of Sharia result in varying implications for human rights. This study explores the impact of divorce regulations in the personal status laws of Iraq and Tunisia on women’s rights. READ MORE

  2. 7. Political Islam and Democratic Transition in the Middle East and North Africa: The Puzzle of Contradictory Trajectories in Egypt and Tunisia : A Comparative Analysis of the Ennahda Movement and the Muslim Brotherhood

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Ali Al Mohammad; [2023]
    Keywords : Middle East and North Africa; Democratic Transition; Ennahda Movement; Muslim Brotherhood; Tunisia; Egypt;

    Abstract : The theme of this research paper is political Islam and democratic transition in the MENA. The study is delimited to the Ennahda Movement and the Muslim Brotherhood as two prominent political Islamist movements, focusing specifically on their experiences during the democratic transition period. READ MORE

  3. 8. EU Delegations Between Consistency and Pragmatism : A Study on the Political Role of EU Delegations in the Middle East and North Africa

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Simon Axelsson; [2023]
    Keywords : EU delegations; European external action; MENA region; foreign policy and international relations; diplomacy;

    Abstract : It is more than a decade since the Lisbon Treaty entered into force, and the European External Action Service (EEAS) was founded to unify the EU's foreign policy and make it more coherent and consistent. With the creation of the EEAS, the Commission delegations were transformed into EU delegations, and the delegations started to represent the whole EU abroad politically. READ MORE

  4. 9. Development and Determinants of Political Trust in Egypt and Tunisia : A comparative study

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Statsvetenskap

    Author : Catarina Berglund; [2023]
    Keywords : Political culture; Political Trust; The Arab Spring; Democratization; Autocratization;

    Abstract : The political uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa in 2011 created a new political order in the region. This research is aimed at examining how political trust has developed from 2011- 2022 in Tunisia and Egypt. It also aims to understand which variables affect political trust and whether the two countries differ. READ MORE

  5. 10. The Participation and Contribution of Local Non-Governmental Organisations from the Global Southern States of the Middle East North Africa Region, to Global Governance on Climate Change Displacement : Exploring Change Through the Global Compact on Migration and Refugees

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Ellen Pettigrew; [2022]
    Keywords : Climate change displacement; Global Compact on Refugees and Migration; Local; Middle East and North Africa; Non-governmental organisations; Southern;

    Abstract : The aim of this research is to analyse how local, Southern Middle East and North African NGOs are included or excluded in the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration and the Global Compact on Refugees and how they contribute to a changing global governance on climate change displacement. A combined theoretical framework of social constructivism interlinked with structural and social concepts of power was used in the research. READ MORE