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Empowering Women after the Arab Spring | Valentine Moghadam

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Valentine Moghadam, Professor of Sociology and International Affairs

With studies on the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Syria, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia, this collection presents a theoretical framework on the study of women’s empowerment amid the transformations that have shaped the social and political fabrics of Arab societies.

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