Gender Equality in the Egyptian Constitution: From 1923 to 2014

Tolino, Serena (2018). Gender Equality in the Egyptian Constitution: From 1923 to 2014. Oriente moderno, 98(2), pp. 140-165. Brill 10.1163/22138617-12340193

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In this article I analyse how the political changes that were triggered by the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 affected women’s rights on the constitutional level. Through a longue durée perspective, I look at women’s rights starting from the 1923 Constitution. I then focus particularly on the two post-revolutionary constitutions (2012 and 2014) and on what they meant for gender equality. Even though the different constitutional texts represent the main source of this article, constitutions are social contracts and, as such, cannot be analysed without taking into account the historical context in which they were drafted and enacted. For this reason, I will also offer some input on the woman question and Egyptian feminism during the same period.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

06 Faculty of Humanities > Department of Art and Cultural Studies > Institut für Studien zum Nahen Osten und zu muslimischen Gesellschaften

UniBE Contributor:

Tolino, Serena

Subjects:

200 Religion > 290 Other religions
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 340 Law
900 History > 960 History of Africa

ISSN:

2213-8617

Publisher:

Brill

Language:

English

Submitter:

Serena Tolino

Date Deposited:

13 Mar 2023 07:53

Last Modified:

13 Mar 2023 23:27

Publisher DOI:

10.1163/22138617-12340193

Uncontrolled Keywords:

gender, constitution, feminism, law, Egypt, women movement

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/179762

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/179762

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