Judging women's rights gender and citizenship in Ben Ali's Tunisia by Sarah Grosso

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grosso, Sarah, author.

Series:

Women and gender, the Middle East and the Islamic world v. 22

Women and gender : the Middle East and the Islamic world volume 22

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bin ʻAlī, Zayn al-ʻĀbidīn.

Women's rights--Tunisia.

Women's rights.

Muslim women--Tunisia--Social conditions.

Muslim women.

Domestic relations (Islamic law)--Tunisia.

Domestic relations (Islamic law).

Tunisia--Politics and government--1987-2011.

Tunisia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

Gender and citizenship in Ben Ali's Tunisia

Place of Publication:

Leiden Boston Brill [2025]

Summary:

"Tunisia has often been commended for its progressive stance on women's rights and viewed as a role model for family law reform in the Muslim world. Judging Women's Rights, Gender & Citizenship in Ben Ali's Tunisia weaves together intimate stories and theory to demystify claims that the progressive laws supported gender equality in practice. Through the eyes of citizens and legal professionals, it reveals how women and men experienced their rights under Ben Ali's repressive regime, tracing connections between gender, ethics and the law. This accessibly written book provides a vital backdrop for understanding contemporary debates in Tunisia where women's rights remain a hotly contested topic"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Prologue: Engendering change : la vie en mauve : documenting women's rights in the time of Ben Ali

Encounters : judging citizenship

Law lessons : judging the law

Before and after

Gendered judgement

Dislocation : where judging begins

Listening to silences

Becoming

Creating homes

Creating friends

Marriage is like a watermelon

Creating marriage

Good wife; ideal husband

Sex and the city

Making a living

Woman's work

Breaking marriage : those who can(not) divorce

Court house

Inside out : the court office

From both sides : encountering the state

Under the spotlight : public hearings

Seeing like a court

Behind the scenes

Reconciliation as theatre

Stepping out of the page

A file is born

Maktoub : documenting divorce for harm

Maktoub : poetic justice in divorce without grounds

The cost of divorce

Dislocated families

Making 'bad' mothers

Politics and patriline

Towards a relational reading of women's rights

Reflections on women's rights in post-revolutionary Tunisia and beyond

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 09, 2025)

Other Format:

Print version Grosso, Sarah. Judging women's rights, gender and citizenship in Ben Ali's Tunis

ISBN:

9004712747

9789004712744

OCLC:

1479534960

Access Restriction:

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