Libya’s Gender Wars: The Revolution Within the Revolution
Title | Libya’s Gender Wars: The Revolution Within the Revolution |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2017 |
Authors | John, Ronald Bruce St. |
Journal | The Journal of North African Studies |
Volume | 22 |
Issue | 5 |
Pagination | 888-906 |
Date Published | 10/2017 |
Abstract | In the course of the February 17 Revolution that overthrew the 42-year-old Muammar al-Qaddafi regime, Libyan women played new and unfamiliar roles in a traditionally conservative Muslim society. In post-Qaddafi Libya, women have struggled to retain and grow the rights and responsibilities many of them thought they had won in the course of the revolution. Faced with a conservative backlash that threatens to restrict or deny fundamental rights, Libyan women are engaged in a revolution within the revolution, fighting for socioeconomic and political empowerment and gender equality. This article explores the norms, identities, and roles of women in post-Qaddafi Libya. |
URL | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13629387.2017.1364997 |
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