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The wave of uprisings which swept the Arab world in 2011 did not just instigate a "political awakening" that has shaken the power structures in a number of Arab countries and resulted in dictators fleeing their countries, resigning from office, or facing brutal death. Rather, it also instigated a "social awakening" that has shaken Arab societies' commonly held assumptions about gender roles and women's ability to challenge them. This was evident in the many heroic examples and iconic images of Arab women's multiple activisms and resistances, in both the political and social spheres, which stunned the world and earned its respect and recognition, as evident in the selection of Tawakul Karman, as the first Arab Nobel Prize winner ever, in what has been seen by many as a node to the "Arab Spring" movements, in general, and to Arab women's roles in them, in particular.SommaireGendering the February 20th Movement: Moroccan Women Redefining: Boundaries, Identities and ResistancesHouda AbadiSowing the Seeds of The Message: Islamist Women Activists Before, During, and After the Egyptian RevolutionMona Abdel-FadilThe Saudi Blogosphere: Implications of New Media Technology and the Emergence of Saudi-Islamic FeminismPhilip TschirhartWomen and Media: Libyan Female Journalists from Gaddafi Media to Post- revolution: Case StudyFatima El Issawi“My Life is More Important Than Family Honor:” Offline Protests, Counter-Cyberactivism, and Article 308Sarah A. TobinSocial Media As an Opportunity to Bahraini WomenNada Alwadi