Al-Ali, Nadje Sadig.

Secularism, gender and the state in the Middle East : the Egyptian women's movement / Nadje Al-Ali. - Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000. - xv, 264 p. ; 23 cm. - Cambridge Middle East studies ; 14 . - Cambridge Middle East studies ; 14. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-252) and index.

Up against conceptual frameworks: post-orientalism, occidentalism and presentations of the self -- Contextualizing the Egyptian women's movement -- Self and generation: formative experiences of Egyptian women activists -- Secularism: challenging neo-orientalism and 'his-stories' -- From words to deeds: priorities and projects of contemporary activists -- A mirror of political culture in Egypt: divisions and debates among women activists -- Conclusion: 'standing on shifting ground'.

0521780225 0521785049 (pbk.) �14.95


Feminism--Egypt.

305.420962 / ALS 2000