Spring 2027

Politics of Gender and Women's Rights in the Middle East

Explores the relationship between gender and politics in the contemporary Middle East and North Africa, examining historical contexts and the role of Arab women in political processes.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.45 GPA, 71.2% A/AB (n=66 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.89 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.68 GPA, 96.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Develop a concrete understanding of the history and politics of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and the ways they shape gender power relations across the region.

  • Apply comparative politics frameworks and feminist theories toward understanding patterns of female political participation and better understand current events and complexities of the region’s politics and governance structures.

  • Sharpen critical and analytical skills through exposure to different, even contradictory, points of views and contemporary debates relating to the role of women in shaping MENA’s politics post-Arab uprisings.

  • Develop and present ideas and arguments to audience with diverse interests and backgrounds.

  • Apply pertinent theoretical and empirical evidence necessary to make critical and analytical arguments about gender and politics in comparative perspective.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.45 GPA, 71.2% A/AB (n=66 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.89 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.68 GPA, 96.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Historical, socio-political, and cultural contexts shaping gender discourse in the Arab World.
  • The role of Arab women in influencing political processes across the Middle East.
  • Contemporary debates on women's roles in MENA politics following the Arab uprisings.

Skills

  • Applying comparative politics frameworks and feminist theories to analyze female political participation and regional governance.
  • Sharpening critical and analytical skills by engaging with contradictory viewpoints and contemporary debates on women's roles in MENA politics.
  • Developing and presenting ideas and arguments to audiences with diverse interests and backgrounds.

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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