TY - BOOK AU - Al-Ali,Nadje Sadig TI - Secularism, gender and the state in the Middle East: the Egyptian women's movement T2 - Cambridge Middle East studies SN - 0521780225 U1 - 305.420962 21 PY - 2000/// CY - Cambridge, U.K., New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Feminism KW - Egypt N1 - 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' ER -