Overview

Jad traces the transformation of the Palestinian women’s movement from the 1930s to the post-Oslo period and through the Second Intifada to examine the often-fraught relationship between women and nationalism in Palestine.

Focus of Study

Offering one of the first intensive studies of Islamist women’s activism, Jad also explores the impact of emerging feminist NGOs in depoliticizing the secular Palestinian women’s movement.

Insights

Studying these two developments together illuminates the nature of women’s engagement in the Palestinian space, challenging myths of gender roles’ immutability under Islam and the supposed modernizing benefits of Western-style activism.