The Middle East Women's Studies Review articles from September 2002

The Middle East Women's Studies Review archives from September 2002

The chaos of seeing: witnessing the occupied territories.
September 22, 2002... I've been asked to write an article on my experiences doing activism in Palestine during the roughly six months I spent there between 2001-2002. But as I sit here staring at the clean blankness of my computer screen, the chaos and pain of what...

A letter from our president.(Association of Middle East Women's Studies)(Editorial)
September 22, 2002... Dear Members: It was terrific to see so many of you at this year's many events sponsored by our Association. Thanks for your loyal support. This time last year I announced that I had five goals for my presidency, and I am happy to...

AMEWS annual meeting secretary/treasurer's report Washington, DC, USA: November, 2002.(Association of Middle East Women's Studies)
September 22, 2002... This past year has been a very busy and exciting one for AMEWS. AMEWS is currently growing at a steady pace and is expanding in multiple directions. The AMEWS Board of Directors, at this year's business meeting, asked the membership for their...

Announcement.(Association of Middle East Women's Studies)
September 22, 2002... The board of AMEWS is excited to announce that Mary Ann Fay has graciously agreed to serve as Associate Editor for the Middle East Women's Studies Review. Many thanks to Mary Ann for the help she has already begun providing in putting together...

AMEWS statement on Iraq.(Association of Middle East Women's Studies)
September 22, 2002... The Association of Middle East Women's Studies opposes the United States occupation of Iraq and calls for the United Nations to supervise the process of government formation and social reconstruction. We support a Peace and Reconciliation...

Crusade! I mean democracy! You know: women!
September 22, 2002... "Wars, even small ones, are often helpful to capitalism" (Miyoshi, 1998, 252). This straightforward statement articulates the self-evident that the advocates of war must hide if they are to succeed. No war can be openly said to be fought for...

Globalization and women in the Middle East.
September 22, 2002... In this short paper I will briefly discuss globalization in its different dimensions, identify its gender aspects, and discuss how it affects the Middle East and especially women in the region. First, globalization is a complex and...

"Women and Leadership in Muslim Societies: Voices for Change".
September 22, 2002... On November 25, 2002, the Women's Learning Partnership for Rights, Development and Peace (WLP) in collaboration with the Dialogue Project of the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University sponsored a forum...

Shaping Women's Lives: Laws, Practices & Strategies in Pakistan.(Book Review)
September 22, 2002... edited by Farida Shaheed, Sohail Akbar Warraich, Cassandra Balchin, and Aisha Gazdar. Lahore: Shirkat Gah Women's Resource Centre, 1998. This is a wonderful book. Some of Pakistan's most outstanding lawyers, researchers, and activists have...

Women and Sexuality in Muslim Societies.(Book Review)
September 22, 2002... edited by Pinar Ilkkaracan Istanbul, Turkey: Women for Women's Human Rights; WWHR, 2000 This multi-author volume addresses the important topic of Muslim women and sexuality. Most writings about women and Islam tend to look at gender...

The Economics of Women and Work in the Middle East and North Africa.(Book Review)
September 22, 2002... edited by E. Mine Cinar Volume 4 of Research in Middle East Economics, Amsterdam: JAI Press, 2001 A collected volume recently published JAI Press and edited by. E. Mine Cinar provides an analysis of female labor in the Middle East and...

Missing Persians: Discovering Voices in Iranian Cultural History.(Book Review)
September 22, 2002... by Nasrin Rahimieh Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 2001. This book is about conflicts in identity in general and Persian identity in particular. To demonstrate these conflicts Nasrin Rahimieh takes five accounts by Persians (two...