A spring aborted : how authoritarianism violates women's rights in the Arab world

• Main Author: Sidani, Yusuf (Author)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019.
• Series: Emerald points.
• Subjects: Authoritarianism > Social aspects > Arab countries.; Women political activists > Arab countries.; Arab Spring, 2010- > Social aspects.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781787566651; 9781787566637
• DOI: 10.1108/9781787566637
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 187 pages).

The Arab Spring uprisings were not about gender; these were uprisings demanding rights for all. Yet, they presented a rare opportunity for women to let themselves be heard. And, from being some of the most memorable and lasting leaders of these revolutionary protests, female activists were particula...