Date of Award
5-2024
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Degree Program
History
Department
History
Major Professor
James Mokhiber
Second Advisor
Gunter Bischof
Third Advisor
Andrea Mosterman
Fourth Advisor
Christine Day
Abstract
This thesis examines the spaces created by the pioneers of the Syrian women’s movement in 1910-1920, Mary Ajami and Nazik al-‘Abed, using spatial analysis and analyzing the discursive space they created in their magazines. Throughout the brief independence during Prince Faysal’s rule in 1918-1920, Ajami and al-‘Abed mobilized to allow women to enter male-dominated spaces and discourses. They utilized their pioneering magazines, al-Arus and Nur al-Fayha,’ to reach women in public and private spaces. The Women’s Literary Forum was established to foster women’s self-representation and education. At the same time, the School for the Daughters of the Martyrs and Nur al-Fayha’ Society aimed to create an uncontested presence for women in national affairs. This paper aims to show that Ajami and al-‘Abed adopted a creative framework to help women gain their rights by linking the idea of women’s liberation with Syria’s independence.
Recommended Citation
Chaar, Fatima, "Banat al-Nahda: Mary Ajami and Nazik al-‘Abed’s Creation of Women’s Spaces in Greater Syria 1910-1920" (2024). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 3130.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/3130
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