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This chapter focuses on feminisms and feminist movements in the Middle East, which is a culturally, politically, economically diverse region. It argues that the development of feminist movements and the issues that feminists have dealt with are closely linked to dynamic political cultures that aim to shape gender identities, statuses, and relations. Within this context, state building and religion are particularly significant. State building is an ongoing and ever-changing project that has a considerable effect on the emergence of gendered citizenship and gender equality policies while religion is intimately connected with gendered subjectivities negotiating public and private spheres (see Chapters 3, 23, 36). Together, they are associated with modernization in many countries. In some, they are also associated with decolonization. 1 Employing multiple strategies and tactics, feminist activists in various countries have been using available technological tools and discursive and material spaces to bring attention to the particularities of women's gendered citizenship and subjectivities. The Rise of Feminist Movements Some early feminist movements emerged alongside anti-colonial and

Author

Gül Aldıkaçtı Marshall

Publisher

Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

Published

2023

Language

EN

ISBN

9781119637134

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Language Learning, Humanities

Updated

2026-03-24