http://blogs.ssrc.org/tif/2011/03/03/egypts-revolution-and-the-new-feminism/ Secularism, religion, and the public sphere Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:07:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://blogs.ssrc.org/tif/2011/03/03/egypts-revolution-and-the-new-feminism/comment-page-1/#comment-45247 Noha Radwan Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:24:57 +0000 http://blogs.ssrc.org/tif/?p=22484#comment-45247 This is one of the best articles I have seen on the Egyptian revolution so far. I do believe that feminism as an ideology needs to be re-examined in a multicultural light that allows for new insights beyond the standard western models. It seems to me that the fear that nationalist liberation movements eventually and inevitably short change women is causing excessive anxiety but only for a small group of feminists in Egypt and abroad. Egyptian personal status laws do need to be changed and so do many civil, labor and criminal laws that are discriminatory to women and unrelated to the question of religion, but there is no doubt that a putting democratic government in place and an end to the repressive police state are indispensable first steps.

]]> http://blogs.ssrc.org/tif/2011/03/03/egypts-revolution-and-the-new-feminism/comment-page-1/#comment-43888 Evan Thu, 03 Mar 2011 21:56:52 +0000 http://blogs.ssrc.org/tif/?p=22484#comment-43888 As I understand it not much has changed in Egypt yet. And the role of the army seems to have been important (but this is going by western mainstream media reports so may be a good distance from reality).

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