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This means that Arab women suffer both from the state and within their families. An important contributing factor to the violence exercised on women in the Arab world is the idea of ta’ah (obedience). It is a religio-cultural idea which suggests that women and men are equal before God, however, their responsibilities are not the same.
Nāzlī Fādil was one of the first women to revive the tradition of the literary salon and contributed immeasurably to the cause of women's emancipation in the Arab world. She began to invite guests to her Cairo salon towards the end of the nineteenth century, although the absence of female participants in her salon evenings should be noted.
Islamic feminists have been active in advocating for women's rights in the Islamic world. In 2012, Jordanian women protested against laws that allowed the dropping of charges if a rapist marries his victim, Tunisian women marched for equality for women in a new constitution, Saudi women protested against the ban against car driving, and ...
The starting point for this Report was the observation that Arab countries have undoubtedly attained significant achievements in the advancement of women, and Arab women have made outstanding achievements in diverse fields of human activity, but much more remains to be accomplished in enabling the equitable acquisition and utilization of human ...
Rawya Ateya (first female parliamentarian in Egypt and the Arab world) List of the first female members of parliament by country; List of equal or majority Muslim countries; List of suffragists and suffragettes; List of women's rights activists; Sex segregation in Islam; Timeline of women's suffrage; Women in Islam
professor of politics and women's studies, member of the British House of Lords [39] Nazir Afzal: United Kingdom: 1962 – Public prosecutor and campaigner focusing on violence against women and so-called honour crimes [40] Leila Ahmed: Egypt: 1940 – Writer on Islam and feminism [41] Safia Ahmed-jan: Afghanistan: 1941: 2006: Afghan women's ...
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This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Arab people. It includes Arab people that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. The main article for this category is Arab women .