Gender and Violence in the Middle East

Abstract

Introduction: Contextualizing Gender and Violence in the Middle East Moha Ennaji and Fatima Sadiqi Part I: Conceptualization and Theoretical Background 1. Feminist Anthropological Perspectives on Violence Patricia Zuckerhut Part II: Armed Conflict and Gender Based Violence 2. Counter-Narratives of Palestinian Women: The Construction of Her-story and the Politics of Fear Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian 3. Gender, Youth and Institutional Support in the Occupied Palestinian Territories Islah Jad 4. Impact of Armed Conflict on Gender Roles in Lebanon Lamia Rustum Shehadeh Part III: Politics, War, and Violence against Women in Iraq and Afghanistan 5. War and Gender in Ba'thist Iraq Achim Rohde 6. Violence Against Afghan Women: Tradition, Religion, Conflict and War Anne E. Brodsky Part IV: Religious and Social Violence Against Women 7. Religious-based Violence against Women and Feminist Responses: Iran, Afghanistan and Algeria Valentine M. Moghadam 8. Strategy in the Battles over Her: Islamism and Secularism Shefifa Zuhur 9. Violence During Pregnancy in Jordan: Its Prevalence and Associated Risk and Protective Factors Cari Jo Clark Part V: Gender-Based Discrimination and Legal Reform 10. Legal Reforms on Violence against Women in Turkey: Best Practices Pinar Ilkkaracan and Liz Ercevik Amado 11. Violence Against Women in Morocco: Advances, Contentions and Strategies to Combat it Moha Ennaji Part V: Language, Sexual Harassment and Media 12. Gendered Language Use, Hierarchization of Linguistic Space and State Building Fatima Sadiqi 13. Dismantling the Discourses of War: Palestinian Women Filmakers Address Violence Nadia Yaqub