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Gendering the Egyptian Revolution

Women's Movements in Post-"Arab Spring" North Africa (Cover)

Women's Movements in Post-"Arab Spring" North Africa (Cover)

Wahba, Dina – 2016

Based on the author’s personal involvement as a young activist in the Egyptian revolution as well as engagement with various theoretical backings, this chapter explores the centrality of gender in the revolution that swept over the country. Gender is used as an analytical tool throughout the chapter and as a means to render the ups and downs of women’s participation in the revolution. Hence, the chapter depicts how women’s build-up to the revolution in terms of political mobilization developed into active participation in the making of this revolution through politicized activities and proximity activism, and how a counterrevolution using sexual harassment, virginity tests, and systematic violence against female protestors hindered the revolutionary process. This chapter is not merely a personal quest; it is also an attempt to use research to explore the Egyptian revolution from a feminist perspective.

Title
Gendering the Egyptian Revolution
Author
Wahba, Dina
Date
2016
Identifier
DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-50675-7_5
Appeared in
Sadiqi (Ed.) 2016 – Women's Movements in Post-"Arab Spring" North Africa
Language
eng
Type
Text
Size or Duration
pp. 61–76