African women's internet discourses
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-28-2021
Abstract
The chapter highlights the broad and diverse frameworks that underline North African women's new global interconnectivity. Women's use of social media such as Facebook, blogging, and Twitter is undermining authority structures that have traditionally circumscribed women's movements and options in countries such as Egypt and Morocco. The chapter examines the two feminist paradigms of Islamic feminism and secular feminism and looks at how the two movements intersect at the grassroots level in terms of their shared reformist efforts. It specifically looks at how the Internet is changing both feminist movements by allowing for grassroots women activists' participation via Facebook, Twitter, or blogging, facilitating open critiques of political authoritarian, and creating a platform for change.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
The Palgrave Handbook of African Women's Studies
First Page
2029
Last Page
2044
Recommended Citation
Khannous, T. (2021). African women's internet discourses. The Palgrave Handbook of African Women's Studies, 3-3, 2029-2044. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28099-4_49
