This collection introduces the reader to thew omen of Arab/Palestinian society, their social and political roles, and the challenges they face. In her introduction, Suha Sabbagh outlines the role of women in the struggles of Gaza and the West Bank. She demonstrates that neither the international media nor Arab commentators have accurately assessed the contributions of women's institutions or the support of traditional women for the Intifada. What impact will the politicization of these traditional women have on the predicated social transformations in the emerging Palestinian state? Will the women seek to alter their role in society, and what will be the response to their attempts? The essays in this multidisciplinary work, written from an "insider's" perspective, seek to answer those questions.

The women's movement during the uprising /Joost R. Hiltermann -- Patterns of relations within the Palestinian family during the intifada / Islah Jad ; translation by Magida Abu Hassabo -- West Bank women and the intifada: revolution within the revolution / Philippa Strum -- The development of the Palestinian women's movement in the occupied territories: twenty years after the Israeli occupation / Zahira Kamal ; translation by Ramla Khalidi -- Gender in the poetry of the intifada / Ilham Abu Ghazaleh -- Women in the legends of the intifada / Sharif Kanaana -- An interview with Sahar Khalifeh, feminist novelist / Suha Sabbagh -- Two short stories by a Palestinian feminist / Hanan Mikhail Ashrawi -- Women in the intifada / Robin Morgan -- An interview with Dr. Eyad el-Sarraj: gender relations during the three psychodevelopmental phases under occupation / Suha Sabbagh -- An interview with Hanan Mikhail Ashrawi: the history of the women's movement / Dima Zalatimo -- Comments by five women activists: Siham Abdullah, Amal Kharisha Barghouthi, Rita Giacaman, May Mistakmel Nassar, Amal Wahdan / Sahar Khalifeh ; translation by Nagla El-Bassiouni -- Intifada year four: notes on the women's movement / Rita Giacaman and Penny Johnson -- Palestinian women's activism after Oslo / Amal Kawar -- The declaration of principles on Palestinian women's rights: an analysis / Suha Sabbagh.

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