The Arab Uprisings Improved Human Rights

The progress of Egyptian women throughout history has been undeniably tied to race, class, and religion. Seen as the mothers and symbols of the nation Egyptian women were continuously altered by different political groups, such as colonists or nationalists, to suit their agendas (Baron, 2005). However, based on their race, class, and religious ties, Egyptian women were able to use their status as mothers of the nation in order to further their social equality. It is undeniable that progression of women’s rights depended greatly on how certain freedoms were viewed through a religious lens. Was the education of women positive because it showed modernism or was it a betrayal of traditionalist values? Feminism in Egypt was a product of political agendas which balanced national progression and religious adherence. Two

In today’s world, many people believe men are the ones who possessed the physical, and mental endurance to do beyond and greater things then woman. America and the Middle East share some similarities, but have more differences when it comes to women’s right, education, and freedom.Women in American gained their rights during the 1920s (Women Suffrage Movement ), and until this day women in the Middle East are struggling to obtain their rights, because of the domain society the live in.

Have you ever wondered why did Emma Watson, Rowan Blanchard, Alice Walker, Queen Rania, and so many other people care about women rights! Well, growing up as females has never been easy as it sounds like. For more than 100 years ago, women had no rights. In the Arab Countries; before 100 years, female kid’s life wasn’t that strict till the time they grew up. While they were growing up they faced a lot of discrimination and harsh obstacles from around the world even from their parents, in the case of determining their own happiness and future. Women should be able to live their life as any individual. To be able to do what they want and make their dreams come true. If you’re wondering what is women rights, then they are the rights and entitlements claimed for women and girls of many societies worldwide. In some places, these rights are institutionalized or supported by law, local custom, and behavior, whereas in other countries they may be ignored or suppressed.

Women are subject to inferior treatment in almost every aspect of life throughout the world, whether it be in the workforce, in the household, or even in the eyes of the court. However, one of the most prominent and shocking aspects that most individuals believe treat women as the inferior sex is through the eyes of religion. Many believe that the religion with the most extreme treatment of women is Islam. Though, the majority of religions today and throughout history have viewed women as the lesser sex, Islam is categorized as the religion with the top maltreatment of women, which is not true and the treatment of women varies with country. Unfortunately, Egypt has been named one of the worst countries for women, which happens to be a country with a high concentration of Islam population. Within the country many feminist have sprung up, most notably the radical Aliaa Magda Elmahdy.

Women have faced many obstacles in their struggle to gain their rights all around the world and the biggest difficulties are the social and cultural factors, and some aspects of law. To start with the legal obstacles that deprives women of simple rights without any rational explanation. This fact is only found in our Arabian societies. For example, women who marry a foreigner in our country cannot pass on their nationality to their children, whereas men in that situation can. Another obstacle that increases the discrimination is the cultural and social restrictions. In most Arabian countries women are free to choose what to wear, and can choose their jobs and education. And the law does not require them to wear any particular form of clothing.

2017 has been a turbulent year, especially when it comes to the discussion on women’s rights. On Sunday, January 21, around 500,00 women marched on Washington in support of women rights. But women’s issues are a hot topic everywhere. Take, for example, the issue of women under Islam. Some people believe that women are liberated under Islam, and cite several verses located in the sacred text the Qur’an as evidence. Still, others vehemently believe that women are oppressed under Islamic rule, and have many stories that highlight the oppression to back them up.

Under Article 4 of the constitution, Sharia or Islamic law is the only foundation for legislation in the state. Furthermore, Article 20 states that all citizens are equally protected under the law while also affording them “human, political, economic, and cultural rights according to Islamic standards.” While Sharia law varies from state to state depending on interpretation of the Qur’an, legislation based on Sharia law and rights held to Islamic standards are used to limit women’s rights. Furthermore, the rhetoric of equal protection under the law in Article 20 fails short of proclaiming that men and women are equal under the Iranian constitution, further hindering women’s equal access to rights under the

Rami G. Khouri discusses his opinion on the lingering issues of the Middle East in a talk held on October 27th, at 7:00pm in the Koffler building. The room resembled more of an auditorium packed with millennials, senior citizens and age groups in between, all with their full attention on the speaker. Throughout his talk, Khouri explained how the last century has been exceptionally problematic for the Arabians due to zero political development, the Arab Israeli conflict, and the Arabian revolution. Khouri’s main argument is that there is an entirely new situation at hand due to Turkey, Iran, Israel, and Saudi Arabia currently driving the actual developments of the Middle East and the Superpowers unhelpful ways.

When people hear the word ‘revolution’ not many pleasant things will come to mind, depending on your background that is. Some historically appalling revolutions like the Arab Spring and the Russian Revolutions during 1917 has either caused years of grueling damage for many years to come, numeral deaths across the world, panic, heightened security or worldwide fear. Although people may state that revolutions have made the world a better place, whether it is to live, produce businesses, or just overall a lot kinder, a few revolutions have changed the world for the worse.

The document is an extract taken from the book al-Mar’a al-Jadida (The New Woman, 1900) written by Qasim Amin (1863-1809), an Egyptian lawyer ‘renowned for his support of women 's liberation in the Islamic world’. Amin’s strong will to stand up against public opinion in Egypt 's contemporary society as well as his aristocratic background and attitude toward the masses and politics, led him to see reform from a special position. Although Amin despised politics in general, he makes mention of authoritarianism in the extract, which he believed was a root of Muslim decline in Egypt. The majority of the extract focuses instead on the reform of social and ethnic conditions.

For centuries, we have lived in patriarchy. It had been the law of the universe that men are superior than women. Men had voting rights, right to hold property, right to work, right to go to wars etc. But women had none. Women were domesticated all throughout their lives. But during the late 19th century and early 20th century, women questioned this law. Thus starting the women's revolution, where women fought for voting rights and equal rights. Still, there are countries, like Saudi Arabia, where women do not have the right to vote

Section I: While the Arab Spring Movement of 2011 Didn’t Culminate in the Ultimate Goal of Achieving Real Democracy for Most States with the Exception of Tunisia, the Arab Spring Did Disrupt the Status Quo and May Eventually be a Stepping Stone in Years Long Struggles for Democracy.

The Arab Spring and its aftermath has become one of the most influential events of the twenty-first century. The series of revolutions reshaped several governments within the Middle East by outing long reigning dictators that the people had become progressively frustrated with. The Arab Spring both aligns with and contradicts several previous waves of revolution and is truly a twenty-first century conflict because of the role that modern technology played. Through studying the Arab Spring, political scientists have been given a glimpse into what future revolutions might look like, especially in regards to the expanding role of social media.

The Middle East countries have a long standing reputation for the oppressing the minority group within their regions. They have governed their citizens through a tyrannical government, which forbids their citizens with any basic human rights, such as political freedoms of expression, free speech to protest, religious freedom and due process of the law. According to Arab Human Development Report, the Arab countries have received the lowest freedom ranking score. Among the lowest on these ranking score was on the voice and accountability, which measure the various aspects of the political process, civil liberties, political rights and independence of the media

By most accounts, the Arab Spring stared in Tunisia because an unlicensed male fruit vendor was humiliated by a female police officer. The humiliation was sufficient for the young man to set himself on fire in front of a government building (NPR, 2011). Protests ensued in Tunisia and the people demanded their president step down. The momentum continued across the borders of Tunisia and then deeper into the Arab world. The Arab world consists of 12 Middle Eastern countries along with 10 countries that are located in Northern Africa (Kalliny & Benmamoun, 2014). The region collectively is known as MENA; the countries of the Middle East and North Africa.