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Arab Feminism and Islamic History: The Transnational Life and Work of Lebanese-Syrian Writer Widad Sakakini (1913-1991)
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Abstract Widad Sakakini's work reflects the transformations of Arab societies since the beginning of the twentieth century, particularly the changing gender roles. This study of her shows how she took globally circulating feminist concerns, translated them into her local contexts, and rooted them in Arab-Isl... view more
Widad Sakakini's work reflects the transformations of Arab societies since the beginning of the twentieth century, particularly the changing gender roles. This study of her shows how she took globally circulating feminist concerns, translated them into her local contexts, and rooted them in Arab-Islamic history through her essays, short stories, and biographies. As an "Arab feminist," being both a feminist and a Muslima went together well for her. By navigating between liberal, socialist, nationalist, and Islamist peer groups, she simultaneously negotiated her own multiple forms of belonging. Taking her life as an example of a transnational biography, this study further argues that it would be unsatisfactory to reduce her complex affiliations and trajectory, spanning Lebanon, Syria, and Egypt, to a mere Islamic, secular or Syrian identity. Rather, she was concerned with balancing and reconciling supposed opposites, such as East and West, reason and spirituality, men and women.... view less
Keywords
transformation; Islam; Arab countries; gender role; historical development; literature; feminism; biography; twentieth century
Classification
Social History, Historical Social Research
Women's Studies, Feminist Studies, Gender Studies
Philosophy, Ethics, Religion
Publication Year
2022
Publisher
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
City
Göttingen
Page/Pages
332 p.
Series
Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für Europäische Geschichte Mainz, 255
DOI
https://doi.org/10.13109/9783666573347
ISSN
2197-1048
ISBN
978-3-666-57334-7
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0
FundingThe publication was supported by the Open Access Publishing Fund of the Leibniz Association.