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The Palestinian women's autonomous movement

Gender & Society12 (6) • Published In 1998 • Pages: 649-673

By: Abdulhadi, Rabab.

Abstract
In this article Abdulhadi discusses the rise of an autonomous Palestinian women's movement in the Occupied Territories in the 1990s. She asks why a surging women's movement occurred at a time when the nationalist movement was in ebb. She bases her work on 74 open-ended, in-depth interviews with 68 Palestinian women activists. Women activists have been involved in various social and political issues, forming various committees and voluntary associations since the 1920s, according to the author, exhibiting a richness of voices and actions. This organizational substrate was the basis for the later movement which was partly a reaction to the imposition of the HIJAB on Palestinian women.
Subjects
Political movements
culture
Palestinians
HRAF PubDate
2005
Region
Middle East
Sub Region
Middle East
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Ian Skoggard ; 2004
Field Date
1992-1994
Coverage Date
1921-1994
Coverage Place
West Bank and Gaza Strip, Occupied Territories, Israel
Notes
Rabab Abdulhadi
Includes bibliographical references (p. 671-673)
LCCN
87641814
LCSH
Palestinian Arabs