Research & Publications: Culture and Society

Since the 1979 wave of religious conservatism, Saudi society has increasingly moved toward long-lasting gender gender reform; yet the focus of reform, this article argues, has been on societal attitudes and stigmas against public discussion of social realities rather than surface issues.

While not the product of 1979, regional and international events enhanced the obstacles to gender equality in Saudi society and served as the defining image of Saudi Islam and the Saudi ruling regime.

A discussion of Turkish Crypriot women artists and their work's role in Cypriot society.

A personal account describing the work, life, and impact of Samia Zaru.

A discussion of the representation of female communities in Algeria through the films of French-Algerian Nadir Moknèche.

The author analyzes themes of memory and loss in works by Palestinian artists Emily Jacir and Eman Haram.

This piece examines how the writings of Abdellah Taïa explore orientalism and sexual identity in the context of French cultural imperialism.