It used to be the world and then became the east and then the near east and now it is the middle east. Since i was a princess by jacqueline pascarl, passport to freedom by saradha, belonging by sameem ali, only. A look at the rights of women in arab countries middle. Progress amid resistance analyzes the status of women in the region, with a special focus on the gains and setbacks for womenos rights since the first edition was released in 2005. Freedom houseos innovative publication womenos rights in the middle east and north africa. The books are mainly found in the public international section. Middle east news a look at the rights of women in arab countries from honor killings to legal restrictions, women in the arab world face challenges foreign to westerners. In the middle east today many countries still do not have codification of. Freedom house has launched a new, comprehensive study titled womens rights in the middle east and north africa. The issue of womens empowerment in the middle east and north africa mena has gained much momentum over the past few decades. The legal status of women in the middle east is currently unstable and problematic.
Treatment of women in the middle east are womens rights. The world bank selected the topic of gender equality and development as the main theme for its. In the muslim world, such behavior of society is especially common. Law and women in the middle east cultural survival. In many countries across the region the sunni arabs are revolting, no longer accepting their miserable status in the world today, their lack of freedoms, rights and. People who are interested in the middle east but not very familiar with it often ask which books would provide a. Human rights minority rights discrimination freedom index nuvola lgbt flag. Middle east human rights oxford libguides at oxford university. Below are books relating to human rights in the middle east region. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Citizenship and justice freedom in the world sameena nazir, leigh tomppert on. A few years ago robert fisk, the veteran middle east journalist, came up with. It is neither enforced by law nor has to do with uns agreement on human rights. The best middle east books of the year picked by middle east eye.
When i think middle east, i think basically southwestern asia from the suez out to about iran and afghanistan. The previous situation, where a westernized political elite imposed legal reforms on societies that were still largely very traditional. The overarching goal of this survey is to facilitate and support national and international efforts to empower women in the middle east and north africa. Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in middle eastern studies. If you want to remove the books about the ancient middle east, you can. This book is a comprehensive analysis of the domestic and foreign politics of iran, focusing on its complex nature from political, social and cultural.
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