Women's activism and new media in the Arab world / Ahmed Al-Rawi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Al-Rawi, Ahmed K., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminism--Arab countries.

Feminism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 152 pages)

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2020]

Summary:

"Following the Arab Spring events in 2011, a number of important women's social movements as well as female figures and online communities emerged to create positive change and demand equality with men. In Women's Activism and New Media in the Arab World author Ahmed Al-Rawi discusses and maps out new feminist movements, organizations, and trends, assessing the influence of new media technologies on them and the impact of both on the values and culture of the Middle East. Due to the participation of many women in the events of the Arab Spring, he argues, a new image of Middle Eastern women has emerged in the West. As a result of social media, women have generally become more effective in expressing their views and better connected with each other, yet at the same time some women have been inhibited since many conservative circles use these new technologies to maintain their power. Overall, however, Al-Rawi argues that social media and new mobile technologies are assisting in creating changes that are predominately positive. Often assisted by these new technologies, the real change makers are women who have clear agencies and high hopes and aspirations to create a better future for themselves"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Illustrations

Preface

Acknowledgments

Cultural Values, New Media Technologies, and Globalization

Influential Female Activists and Sociopolitical Change

Religious Activism and Online Communities

Political Activism and Social Movements

Social Activism and Civil Society

Cultural Activism and Anti-Violence Campaigns

Conclusion

Notes

Works Cited

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781438478678

1438478674