Debating Arab Women

Keeping up with the lively discussion of the status of women in the Middle East this week has proven to be quite a challenge. If anyone was unsure about the power and pride of Arab women, the growing number of public objections to Mona Eltahawy’s article, “Why Do They Hate Us?” published in Foreign Policy this week, will leave you with no doubts. Women’s role in the Arab Spring has been a hot topic among writers and analysts living inside and outside the region, in part, beca...

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