LEADER 03922nam 22007212 450 001 996248113903316 005 20151005020624.0 010 $a0-511-08424-2 010 $a1-107-12002-0 010 $a1-280-42963-1 010 $a0-511-17566-3 010 $a0-511-01873-8 010 $a0-511-15614-6 010 $a0-511-32910-5 010 $a0-511-48951-X 010 $a0-511-05005-4 024 7 $a2027/heb04663 035 $a(CKB)1000000000007144 035 $a(EBL)201420 035 $a(OCoLC)475914881 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000243127 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11212223 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000243127 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10320652 035 $a(PQKB)10854847 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511489518 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC201420 035 $a(dli)HEB04663 035 $a(MiU)MIU01000000000000006845375 035 $a(PPN)18306531X 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000007144 100 $a20090227d2000|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSecularism, gender, and the state in the Middle East $ethe Egyptian women's movement /$fNadje Al-Ali$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2000. 215 $a1 online resource (xv, 264 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aCambridge Middle East studies ;$v14 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-521-78504-9 311 $a0-521-78022-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 233-252) and index. 327 $g1.$tUp against conceptual frameworks: post-orientalism, occidentalism and presentations of the self --$g2.$tContextualizing the Egyptian women's movement --$g3.$tSelf and generation: formative experiences of Egyptian women activists --$g4.$tSecularism: challenging neo-orientalism and 'his-stories' --$g5.$tFrom words to deeds: priorities and projects of contemporary activists --$g6.$tA mirror of political culture in Egypt: divisions and debates among women activists --$tConclusion: 'standing on shifting ground'. 330 $aA considerable literature has been devoted to the study of Islamic activism. By contrast, Nadje Al-Ali's book explores the anthropological and political significance of secular-oriented activism by focusing on the women's movement in Egypt. In so doing, it challenges stereotypical images of Arab women as passive victims and demonstrates how they fight for their rights and confront conservative forces. Al-Ali's book also takes issue with prevailing constructions of 'the West' and its perceived dichotomous relation to 'the East'. The argument is constructed around interviews which afford fascinating insights into the history of the women's movement in Egypt, notions about secularism and how Islamist constituencies have impacted on women's activism generally. The balance between the empirical and conceptual material is adeptly handled. The author frames her work in the context of current theoretical debates in Middle Eastern and post-colonial scholarship: while some of the ideas are complex, her lucid style means they are always comprehensible; the book will therefore appeal to students, as well as to scholars in the field. 410 0$aCambridge Middle East studies ;$v14. 517 3 $aSecularism, Gender & the State in the Middle East 606 $aFeminism$zEgypt 606 $aSecularism$zEgypt 606 $aIslam and secularism$zEgypt 615 0$aFeminism 615 0$aSecularism 615 0$aIslam and secularism 676 $a305.420962 700 $aAl-Ali$b Nadje Sadig$0673337 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996248113903316 996 $aSecularism, gender and the state in the Middle East$91274621 997 $aUNISA