Though women across the Middle East participated actively in the Arab Spring protests that began in late 2010, they remain second-class citizens. Indeed, the Islamist governments now in power in several countries seem more determined than the despots that they replaced to keep women out of politics.
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FEZ – Though women across the Middle East participated actively in the Arab Spring protests that began in late 2010, they remain second-class citizens, even where popular uprisings managed to topple autocratic regimes. Indeed, the Islamist governments now in power in several countries seem more determined than the despots that they replaced to keep women out of politics.