Essays about: "Secular Feminism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Secular Feminism.

1. 1. Tensions between Religion and Feminism in Muslim Communities in Mallorca : A Qualitative Analysis of Women’s Lived Experiences

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Lola Abrahams; [2023]
   Keywords : Women in Islam; Islamic Feminism; Secular Feminism; Gender Roles;

   Abstract : This thesis delves into the relationship between religion and feminism in the context of Muslim women residing in Mallorca. The study conducts a qualitative analysis to evaluate the impact of defined gender roles on their everyday experiences. READ MORE

3. 2. We are here, we don’t fear Feminists counteracting legitimizing myths and authoritarian practices in Turkey to end violence against women

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

   Author : Sofie Karlsson; [2022]
   Keywords : Feminist mobilization; violence against women; Turkey; legitimizing myths; Authoritarianism; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Previous literature suggests that the republic of Turkey is transforming from a democracy to an authoritarian country under Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi’s rule. The Turkish government has introduced and implemented a series of events that organizes around the supreme power of the President - one major being the withdrawal from the Istanbul convention. READ MORE

4. 3. Traces of Secularism in Danish Development Policy on Gender Equality

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender

   Author : Vivi Larsen; [2019]
   Keywords : Development Policy; Secularism; Secular Feminism; Danish Secularism; Gender Equality; Women s Rights; Religion; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The thesis seeks to do a discursive analysis of the articulation of religion’s role in promoting gender equality in Danish development policies. The empirical material analysed is that of official development policies regarding gender equality and statements from the Minister of Development Cooperation in the area of gender equality and freedom of religion and belief. READ MORE

5. 4. Egyptian Secular Feminism After the Egyptian Revolution of 2011: An Analysis of Transformation of the Patriarchal Bargain Between Egyptian Secular Female Feminists and Political Leaderships

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Aydin Baran Gurpinar; [2015]
   Keywords : Patriarchal bargain; Egyptian secular feminism; the Egyptian Revolution of 2011; post-Mubarak Egypt; the Muslim Brotherhood; El-Sisi; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The Egyptian Revolution of 2011 opened up the public space for Egyptian women from very different backgrounds. However, although women played a decisive role in revolutionary events, this did not result in the abolishment of the patriarchal bargain between Egyptian secular-oriented female feminists and the state in post-Mubarak Egypt. READ MORE

6. 5. The re-entry of the Islamic headscarf in Turkish Parliament, A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Reactions

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Anna Hagberg; [2014]
   Keywords : hijab; headscarf; Islamic headscarf; Turkey; orientalism; feminism; critical discourse analysis; CHP; AKP;

   Abstract : This thesis investigated the reactions to the ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) recent lift of the ban against the Islamic headscarf in the Turkish Parliament. The reactions by the oppositional party, the Republican People’s Party (CHP), were analysed through Norman Fairclough’s understanding of critical discourse analysis, which aims to illuminate unequal power relations created or recreated by the production of discursive practises, which is believed to ultimately affect social practises. READ MORE