Rights, Democracy, and Islamist Women's Activism in Tunisia and Egypt
Rights, Democracy, and Islamist Women's Activism in Tunisia and Egypt
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突尼斯和埃及的权利、民主和伊斯兰妇女活动
DOI:
10.1017/s1755048320000541
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发表时间:
2020
影响因子:
1.5
通讯作者:
Rasmus Brandt
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文献类型:
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作者:
A. Mhajne;Rasmus Brandt
Abstract 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.