Women Of The Middle East.

Catalog description

This course will introduce students to historical and contemporary issues contributing to women's and LGBTQ people's experiences in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Topics covered may include the rise of major religions, cultural practices such as veiling and genital cutting, socio-economic transformations, revolutions, and relationships. Confrontations with patriarchal power structures, struggles for identity, and the multiple roles and strategies women and LGBTQ people adopt for survival and empowerment will be examined.