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Edited by Fatima Sadiqi, Moha Ennaji    This book examines the position of women in the contemporary Middle  East and North Africa (MENA) region. Although it is culturally diverse,  this region shares many commonalities with relation to women that are  strong, deep, and pervasive: a space-based patriarchy, a culturally  strong sense of religion, a smooth co-existence of tradition and  modernity, a transitional stage in development, and multilingualism/multiculturalism.   Experts from within the region and from outside provide both  theoretical angles and case studies, drawing on fieldwork from Egypt,  Oman, Palestine, Israel, Turkey, Iran, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, and  Spain. Addressing the historical, socio-cultural, political, economic,  and legal issues in the region, the chapters cover five major aspects of  women’s agency:  political agency;  civil society activism;  legal reform;  cultural and social agencies;  religious and symbolic agencies.  Bringing to light often marginalized topics and issues, the book  underlines the importance of respecting specificities when judging  societies and hints at possible ways of promoting the MENA region. As  such, it is a valuable addition to existing literature in the field of  political science, sociology, and women’s studies.