The Woman's Creative Freedom and the Three Taboos of Egypt, Syria and Iraq

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Published Sep 18, 2010
Lina Elsheikh Hashma

Abstract

This research aims considers the limits to freedom of expression that political, religious and social censorship afford an Arab woman write in three countries:  Egypt, during the three periods of rule of Gamal Abdel Nasser, Anwar Sadat and Muhammad Hosni Mubarak, Syria, the period of Assad the father and his son Bashar and Iraq, the period of rule of Saddam Hussein.

The Arab woman writer has suffered from political, social and religious censorship within the Arab world in general, and in these three countries in particular, and endured the same forms of repression as the men. However, she has suffered even more from these forms of censorship because of the political realities and her gender. It is worth mentioning, however, that the Arab woman writer has displayed the ability to be evasive while breaking through the legacy of the ancient conventions. She expresses her opinion freely and ignores the harsh punishments that await her when she breaks the political, religious and social taboos.

How to Cite

Hashma, L. E. (2010). The Woman’s Creative Freedom and the Three Taboos of Egypt, Syria and Iraq. AL-Majma, (10), 181–210. Retrieved from http://ojs.qsm.ac.il/index.php/majma/article/view/462

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