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ContentDemocracy, Human Rights, and Islamic Family Law in Post-Soeharto IndonesiaMark Cammack, Adriaan Bedner, and Stijn van HuisAbstract: This article examines the developments in Indonesian family law in the aftermath of the political transition that occurred in 1998. Its focus is on the position of the Islamic courts and the role of the women’s movement as a driver of reform. Continue reading →Framing Rights: Women and Family Law in Pre- and Post- Revolutionary Iran27MAY 15Arzoo OsanlooAbstract: This article explores changes to Iran’s family law codes before and after the 1979 revolution. Since the revolution, the state’s attention to women’s legal status has served to reinforce specific and often competing views on women’s roles in the post-revolutionary Islamic Republic of Iran. Continue reading →Women’s Rights in Tunisia and the Democratic Renegotiation of an Authoritarian LegacyMaaike VoorhoeveAbstract: Since the 2011 revolution, Tunisia has been negotiating what it is to become, a process of rebirth in which women’s rights is key. The ongoing debates reflect a confrontation between the feminist policies of Habib Bourguiba (the first president of the Tunisian republic) and alternative notions of women’s rights. Continue reading →A Revolution in Muslim Family Law? Egypt’s Pre- and Post-Revolutionary Period (2011-2013) ComparedNadia Sonneveld and Monika LindbekkAbstract: In the weeks following the Egyptian revolution of 2011, a group of divorced fathers rose to demand a “revolution in family law.” Portraying extant family law provisions as symbolic of the old regime and as deviating from the principles of shariʿa, their call was given prominent media attention and, in the ensuing transitional period (2011 to 2013), women’s rights and family law emerged as contentious areas in Egypt. Continue reading →Introduction : Shariʿa in Revolution? A Comparative Overview of Pre- and Post-Revolutionary Developments in Shariʿa-Based Family Law Legislation in Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, and TunisiaNadia SonneveldEditor’s Note: Over the next two weeks, NMES will publish a series of articles about the relationship between family law and revolution in Egypt, Tunisia, Indonesia, and Iran. Nadia Sonneveld edited this series and she also introduces it in the following article.Review of Liat Kozma, Cyrus Schayegh, and Avner Wishnitzer (eds.), A Global Middle East: Mobility, Materiality and Culture in the Modern Age, 1880-1940Reviewed by Solaiman M. FazelUnited They Stand? A Study of Authoritarian Responses during the Arab SpringJulien Morency-Laflamme and Anja BrunnerAbstract: This article seeks to analyse why mass protests during the Arab Spring of 2010 did not always result in the toppling of authoritarian leaders and why in some cases it actually led to the reinforcement of certain authoritarian regimes.  Review of Jonathan Marc Gribetz, Defining Neighbors : Religion, Race, and the Early Zionist-Arab EncounterReviewed by Lauren BankoWhere the AKP Stands : A Manifesto-Based Approach to Party Competition in TurkeySalih BayramAbstract: Using the Manifesto Project’s dataset, this article considers two questions: Where does the AKP stand vis-à-vis other parties in Turkey? What were the dynamics of party competition in recent Turkish elections?Review of Diana K. Davis and Edmund Burke III (eds.), Environmental Imaginaries of the Middle East and North AfricaReviewed by Noah Haiduc-Dale&#160;Plus d'infos