Resistance, Revolt, and Gender Justice in Egypt

by Mariz Tadros

Book Overview

On December 20, 2011, Egyptian women of all ages and backgrounds--urban and rural, working class and upper class--came out in force to Cairo's Tahrir Square in one of the largest uprisings in the country's history. The demonstrators gathered as citizens and likewise as women demanding social change and the right to gender equality. The size and impact of that uprising underscore the vital importance of women activists to what became known as the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815634617
• ISBN13: 9780815634614
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"