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John Hursh
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McGill University
Abstract

This Article examines women’s rights in Tunisia after more than six years since a popular uprising forced longtime autocrat Ben Ali to flee the country, which allowed Tunisian democracy to begin to take hold. Further, it explores what, if any, broader implications Tunisia’s women’s rights movement has for other states in North Africa or the Middle East. Part II reconsiders the Arab Spring through a critical perspective, while also assessing how Tunisian exceptionalism and the Islamist Ennahda party situate Tunisia in this larger dynamic. Part III discusses Islamic feminism and examines how this innovative school of thought contributes to the struggle for advancing women’s rights and achieving gender equality throughout Islamic and Muslim majority states. Finally, Part IV explores women’s rights in Tunisia, both before and after the 2010–2011 revolution, and assesses how these rights relate to Tunisia’s legal tradition, historical legacy, and significant legal developments that occurred after the revolution.

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Recommended citation
Hursh, John (2017) "The "Tunisian" Spring: Women's Rights in Tunisia and Broader Implications for Feminism in North Africa and the Middle East," University of Baltimore Law Review: Vol. 46 : Iss. 2 , Article 5.
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