Feature: Who Were the Women of the Early Egyptian Feminist Movement?

Library > Community Presentations

Presenter: Haya Shaath

Delivered: Dubai on December 12, 2017

In this afikra feature, Haya Shaath explores feminist movements in Egypt during the late 19th century through the lens of three women. These women show the interplay of class and gender in enabling these movements to gain traction politically, economically and socially.

Sources & Future References

• Arab Women’s Movements - Winter 2003 - Issue 100 | Al-Raida Journal

• The Feminist Vision in the Writings of Three Turn‐of‐the‐Century Egyptian Women - British Society for Middle Eastern Studies: Vol 15, No 1-2

• Harem Years: The Memoirs of an Egyptian Feminist, 1879-1924 - Amazon.com

Note: All community presentations are prepared & presented by non-experts on the subject. They are sharing information in the hopes of spurring interest in that subject.

---

About Afikra Community Presentations

Delivered and prepared by afikra Community members, the presentation’s goal is to showcase the presenter’s curiosity and research, and share some knowledge on a ‎topic related to the Arab world’s histories and cultures. The presentation is the ‎culmination of the afikra coaching process to help identify a topic, find research, and develop the ‎presentation. afikra presentations come in two forms, a long question-driven afikra Feature, and a short afikra FWD with the purpose of sharing something interesting.