RT Article
T1 Rights, democracy, and Islamist women’s activism in Tunisia and Egypt
JF Politics and religion
VO 14
IS 4
SP 577
OP 608
A1 Mhajne, Anwar
A1 Brandt, Rasmus
LA English
PB Cambridge Univ. Press
YR 2021
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1778952763
AB In the early days after the revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia, Islamist movements and parties appeared to be the winners of the political transformation. This opened new opportunities for activism and political participation for Islamist men and women. The political organizing of the Egyptian Muslim Sisterhood and Ennahda women in Tunisia before, during, and after the Arab Spring provides a significant case for addressing the gap in the literature on Islamist women's political organizing and agency. Moreover, it addresses the lack of scholarly attention to the Muslim Sisterhood and Ennahda women and the agency they manifest in their sociopolitical activism. Relying on primary and secondary interviews with these activists, this article traces the framing strategies, activism, and roles of Islamist women in Egypt and Tunisia. In both cases, we argue that government repression and backlash against Islamist movements is a shared experience and a central topic of identification for Islamist women. Islamist women in Tunisia and Egypt became more visible in the aftermath of the uprisings and reached into decision-making bodies such as a parliament when their countries were on the path toward democracy. Women from the two groups highlight democracy, freedom, human rights, and women's rights to frame their activism.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 605-608, Literaturhinweise
K1 Frau
K1 Politischer Islam
K1 Frauenbewegung
K1 Protestbewegung
K1 Partei
K1 Tunesien
DO 10.1017/S17550483200005411755