Interview with Rania Benzina. The dichotomy of the political and social emancipatory process of Tunisian women
The struggle of Tunisian women since the 1980s resulted in a divide between Islamic feminism and secular feminism. Secular feminism rejects female emancipation based on religion because religion subsumes women's role in society. In contrast, Islamic feminism maintains that the fight...
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Escuela de Historia. Facultad de Humanidades y Artes. Universidad Nacional de Rosario
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistapaginas.unr.edu.ar/index.php/RevPaginas/article/view/510 |
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The struggle of Tunisian women since the 1980s resulted in a divide between Islamic feminism and secular feminism. Secular feminism rejects female emancipation based on religion because religion subsumes women's role in society. In contrast, Islamic feminism maintains that the fight against patriarchy should be framed within Islam because religion has provided women the elements to be subjects of law and politics. Since 2011 protests, the dichotomy between both sides has been more profound, especially after the Al-Nahda party came to power, and the reconstruction of the identity of Tunisian women has become a debate among women. Tunisian women are not only Arab or Islamic; they are also Berber, Maghrebian, and African. The interview with Rania Benzina, a member of the Tunisian Association of Democratic Women, exposes the complexity of the political framework and the struggle against the patriarchy of the women in Tunisia, as well as a vital question: what means to be a woman in Tunisia? Women's answer to this query is, therefore, a process of political redefinition. |
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