Project Muse: The Cry for Human Rights: Violence, Transition, and the Egyptian Revolution
Dr. Nadine Naber is a scholar activist from Al Salt, Jordan. She conducts research in collaboration with local communities of color, social movements, and policy-based processes.
Dr. Naber received her PhD in Women’s Studies and Cultural Anthropology at the University of California, Davis in 2002. She is currently a Professor in the Gender and Women’s Studies Program and the Global Asian Studies Program at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC).
Her work focuses on racial justice and MENA communities; Arab and Muslim feminist and queer activism; activist mothering within the Arab Spring revolutions and U.S. social movements; feminist abolition; feminist-queer of color activism against militarism, war, and colonization; feminist of color coalition/solidarity politics; and activist research methodologies.
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In January 2011, Egypt and, indeed, the world witnessed something immense and unprecedented: millions of people from every sector of society took to the streets to overthrow their dictator. As known scholars and activists involved and interested in Egyptian politics, both authors of this essay were approached to comment on the momentous events and/or speak about them at public forums. Various media outlets sought out Atef Said, an Egyptian human rights lawyer and sociologist living in the area. The questions they asked, however, were disconcerting and followed a similar pattern: ‘‘What if Islamists take over? What about the fate of minorities and women?’’ Nadine Naber had a similar experience. From Facebook conversations to events at the university at which she taught, U.S.-based audiences consistently asked Naber about the potential for an ‘‘Islamic takeover’’ and the consequences for ‘‘women’s rights.’’