Special Issue: Vol 13, #5, September 2012

Articles

The Role of Women in the Arab World: Toward a New Wave of Democratization, or an Ebbing Wave Toward Authoritarianism?
By Nadine Sika

Acknowledgement and Dedication
 By Dr. Muhamad S. Olimat

Bahraini Women in the 21st Century: Disputed Legacy of the Unfinished Revolution
By Magdalena Karolak

"Today I have seen angels in shape of humans:"1 An Emotional History of the Egyptian Revolution through the Narratives of Female Personal Bloggers
By Susana Galán

Applying the framework of digital reflexivity to analyze gender and online activism
By Victoria A. Newsom1and Lara Lengel

Social networks and women's mobilization in Tunisia
By Sami Zlitni1, Zeineb Touati

The Role of Women in the Egyptian 25th January Revolution
By Manal al-Natour

Women at a Crossroads: Sudanese Women and Political Transformation
By Leah F. Sherwood

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back? Egyptian Women within the Confines of Authoritarianism
By Nadine Sika and Yasmin Khodary

Barriers Hindering Jordanian Women's Advancement to Higher Political and Leadership Positions
By Rowaida Al Maaitah1, Arwa Oweis, Hmoud Olimat, Ikhlas Altarawneh, and Hadeel Al Maaitah

A New Feminism? Gender Dynamics in Morocco's February 20th Movement
By Zakia Salime

Arab Spring: Women's Empowerment in Jordan
By Abdulhalim M. Al-Adwan

Arab Spring: Women's Empowerment in Algeria
By Sangeeta Sinha

Why Women are Losing Rights in Post-Revolutionary Egypt
By Aliaa Dawoud

Looking at me, are you? Social status and the veil
By Angelika Böck

Arab Spring and Women in Kuwait
Muhamad S. Olimat

"Every knot has someone to undo it." Using the Capabilities Approach as a lens to view the status of women leading up to the Arab Spring in Syria
By Lorraine Charles and Kate Denman

Failing the Masses: Buthaina Shabaan and the Public Intellectual Crisis
By Asaad Al-Saleh

The Muslim Sisters and the January 25th Revolution
By Mona Farag