The Arab Feminist

Coming into this project, my goal was to mould my final perspective on what kind of feminism should exist in the countries of the Middle East and North Africa based on the experiences of the women I spoke to. So for this final concluding episode, I wanted to summarize my takeaway ...  عرض المزيد

In the first episode of the podcast, we discussed how the two opposing nodes of feminism in Arab societies often present a difficult choice for Arab women. They are forced to reconcile the kind of feminist they are with the kind of feminist are they expected to be and this can of ...  عرض المزيد

In this episode, we will be exploring the phenomenon of veiling as a metaphor for the feminist debate we began in the last episode. Although the veil or the niqab isn’t as common today, the wearing of the hijab is quite similar in principle and therefore we will be considering th ...  عرض المزيد

In this episode, we will be diving into the various representations of feminism that exist in our world today, from the West all the way across to the Middle East. Beginning with a brief overview of the most popular Western liberal conception of feminism, we discuss why this pers ...  عرض المزيد