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- Permanent Link:
- https://digital.soas.ac.uk/CVU0000030/00001
Notes
- Abstract:
- Azza was born in Cairo in 1960. Her mother was a teacher and her father held a degree in agriculture. She studied at Cairo University, where she initially did a BA in astronomy and then a masters and doctorate in civic education. She became politically active from a young age, participating in the students' movement even before she went to university. Her late husband also introduced her to political activities, as he himself was an activist. Azza went on to help found the New Woman Foundation, a research and political engagement group. Through this group she became involved in campaigning for women's issues. She also helped to found the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights. Eventually, she founded the Appropriate Communication Techniques for Development Centre (ACT) With ACT, she focused on women's issues within Egypt's governorates. In particular she helped campaign on women's health and education issues and against violence against women. She has also worked on the issue of women’s portrayal in the media and training female candidates in the 1996 elections. In 2010, she became involved in the newly-created Egyptian Women for Change, which aimed to unite all women's organisations in Egypt. She participated in the 25 January 2011 uprising, remaining politically independent. As of the interview, she was still hopeful that the revolution could produce lasting change in Egypt, particularly since the capitulation of the Muslim Brotherhood. ( en )
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- Funding : Women's Activism in the Arab World (2013-2016). This project, funded by a British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship, examines the significance of middle-class women's activism to the geo/politics of Arab countries, from national independence until the Arab uprisings. It was based on over 100 personal narratives of women activists of different generations from Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon.
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- Interview conducted on: 20 December 2013
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- Duration: 35 minutes and 32 seconds
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- Language of interview: Arabic
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- Audio transcription by Captivate Arabia, Amman, Jordan , info@captivatearabia.com
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- آسيا -- مصر -- القاهرة -- القاهرة
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- VIAF (name authority) : Pratt, Nicola Christine : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/49147457
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- University of Warwick
- Rights Management:
- © 2013 the Interviewer and Interviewee. All rights reserved. Used here with permission.
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