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Modern Woman in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Rights, Challenges, and Achievements

Modern Woman in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Rights, Challenges, and Achievements REVIEW Modern Woman in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Rights, Challenges, and Achievements Hend T. Al-Sudairy Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars, 2017 147 pages. ISBN 1443872814 Reviewed by MADAWI AL-RASHEED Academic literature on Saudi women remains limited. Intense yet superficial journalistic scrutiny of their lives and persistent stereotypes anchor them in either victimhood or heroism. Most reporting presents Saudi women as victims of their own society, religion, and culture or exceptional women who have reached positions of leadership in business, government, science, literature, and media.The two sides often agree that the Saudi state is a force for emancipation. It pushes women to achieve high educational levels, appoints them to key government positions, and provides generous welfare programs to improve their lives. These persistent narratives indicate limited understanding of gender rela- tions and their entanglements with political, religious, economic, and cultural factors in Saudi Arabia. Modern Woman in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, by Hend T. Al-Sudairy, does not escape these problematic assumptions about Saudi women and in fact reproduces them. Al-Sudairy’s book inserts a native voice that celebrates the past and present achievements of Saudi women thanks to government support. Al-Sudairy admits that there are chal- lenges and obstacles to be http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Middle East Women's Studies Duke University Press

Modern Woman in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Rights, Challenges, and Achievements

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REVIEW Modern Woman in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Rights, Challenges, and Achievements Hend T. Al-Sudairy Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars, 2017 147 pages. ISBN 1443872814 Reviewed by MADAWI AL-RASHEED Academic literature on Saudi women remains limited. Intense yet superficial journalistic scrutiny of their lives and persistent stereotypes anchor them in either victimhood or heroism. Most reporting presents Saudi women as victims of their own society, religion, and culture or exceptional women who have reached positions of leadership in business, government, science, literature, and media.The two sides often agree that the Saudi state is a force for emancipation. It pushes women to achieve high educational levels, appoints them to key government positions, and provides generous welfare programs to improve their lives. These persistent narratives indicate limited understanding of gender rela- tions and their entanglements with political, religious, economic, and cultural factors in Saudi Arabia. Modern Woman in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, by Hend T. Al-Sudairy, does not escape these problematic assumptions about Saudi women and in fact reproduces them. Al-Sudairy’s book inserts a native voice that celebrates the past and present achievements of Saudi women thanks to government support. Al-Sudairy admits that there are chal- lenges and obstacles to be

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Journal of Middle East Women's Studies – Duke University Press

Published: Nov 1, 2018

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