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<DIV>On the other hand, I am pleased to inform you that Moha Ennaji and I have co-edited a volume on <STRONG>Women in the Middle East and North Africa. Agents of Change</STRONG>. The book is published by Routledge. You or your university may order a copy from Routledge or Amazon. Here is their press release.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><FONT color=#612a28><FONT face="Lucida Sans Unicode"><STRONG>Women in the Middle East and North Africa</STRONG></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<H4 style="MARGIN: 0.1in 0in 12pt"><FONT color=#111111><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt"><FONT face="Lucida Sans Unicode">Edited by </FONT></SPAN><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'"><A title="search for all books by Fatima Sadiqi" href="http://www.routledge.com/books/search/author/fatima_sadiqi" target=_blank rel=nofollow><SPAN style="COLOR: #111111; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Fatima Sadiqi</SPAN></A>, <A title="search for all books by Moha Ennaji" href="http://www.routledge.com/books/search/author/moha_ennaji" target=_blank rel=nofollow><SPAN style="COLOR: #111111; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Moha Ennaji</SPAN></A></SPAN></STRONG></FONT></H4>
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<DIV>This book examines the position of women in the contemporary Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Although it is culturally diverse, this region shares many commonalities with relation to women that are strong, deep, and pervasive: a space-based patriarchy, a culturally strong sense of religion, a smooth co-existence of tradition and modernity, a transitional stage in development, and multilingualism/multiculturalism. </DIV>
<DIV>Experts from within the region and from outside provide both theoretical angles and case studies, drawing on fieldwork from Egypt, Oman, Palestine, Israel, Turkey, Iran, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, and Spain. Addressing the historical, socio-cultural, political, economic, and legal issues in the region, the chapters cover five major aspects of women’s agency:</DIV>
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<LI>political agency;
<LI>civil society activism;
<LI>legal reform;
<LI>cultural and social agencies;
<LI>religious and symbolic agencies. </LI></DIV></UL>
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<DIV>Bringing to light often marginalized topics and issues, the book underlines the importance of respecting specificities when judging societies and hints at possible ways of promoting the MENA region. As such, it is a valuable addition to existing literature in the field of political science, sociology, and women’s studies.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color=#5b5b5b size=2>Fatima Sadiqi </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color=#5b5b5b size=2>Senior Professor of Linguistics and Gender Studies (MA, PhD)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color=#5b5b5b size=2>Co-Founder of the International Institute for Languages and Cultures (INLAC), Fez, Morocco </FONT><A href="http://www.inlac.net/" target=_blank rel=nofollow><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color=#5b5b5b size=2>www.inlac.net</FONT></A></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color=#5b5b5b size=2>Director of the Isis Center for Women and Development</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color=#5b5b5b size=2>UN Gender Expert</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#5b5b5b>President of the National Union of Women's Organizations </FONT><A href="http://www.nuwo.org/" target=_blank rel=nofollow><FONT color=#5b5b5b>www.nuwo.org</FONT></A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><A href="http://www.fatimasadiqi.on.ma/" target=_blank rel=nofollow><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color=#5b5b5b size=2>www.fatimasadiqi.on.ma</FONT></A></DIV></td></tr></table><br>