Hummus mit Hintergrund is back with another English episode.

Yemen is not only the state that is reported on every now and then because the war is still ongoing. In this episode Elham Manea (Twitter @ElhamManea) and Dominik talk about the Yemeni predecessor states and especially the interesting history of South Yemen, its socialist heritage and the gender relations within the first real socialist state in the MENA region.

Additionally, they address the Yemeni unification process and its implications for women’s rights and Elham Manea gives first-hand information from her ongoing research on the recent situation in Yemen. Last but not least, Elham and Dominik discuss the role of family law in the Arab nation-states.

Enjoy!

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Literature:

• Dresch, P. (2002) A history of modern Yemen. Cambridge: University Press.
• Manea, E. (2011) The Arab State and Women’s Rights: The Trap of Authoritarian Governance. London: Routledge.
• Molyneux, M. (1991) ‘The Law, the State and Socialist Policies with Regard to Women; the Case of the People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen 1967–1990’, in Deniz Kandiyoti (ed.) Women, Islam and the State. [Online]. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK. pp. 237–271
• Orkaby, A. (2017) Beyond the Arab Cold War: The International History of the Yemen Civil War, 1962-68. Oxford Studies in International History. New York: Oxford University Press.

Westsahara, schon mal gehört?

In dieser Episode spreche ich mit Erik (Twitter @VollmannErik) über ein Gebiet, das weniger mediale Aufmerksamkeit bekommt als es eigentlich verdient. Die Westsahara ist eines der Gebiete, deren völkerrechtlicher Status bis heute nicht abschließend geklärt ist und deshalb immer wieder Schauplatz politischer und militärischer Machtkämpfe war und immer noch ist.

Nach einer kurzen historischen Einleitung in das Thema der Episode erläutert Erik die marokkanische Perspektive auf die Westsahara. Darüber hinaus erhalten wir exklusive Einblicke in die Dezentralisierungs- und Regionalisierungsforschung. Ist spannender als es klingt, versprochen!

Hört also rein und kommt mit auf eine Reise, die zahlreiche Themen unserer Zeit wie etwa Kolonialismus, politische Selbstbestimmung, Fremdherrschaft und Flucht behandelt.

Viel Spaß beim Hören!

**Shownotes**

Literatur:

• Azkue, I. M. (2021) Der vergessene Konflikt in Westsahara und seine Flüchtlinge | bpb. Available from: https://www.bpb.de/gesellschaft/migration/laenderprofile/329090/westsahara (Accessed 29 October 2021).
• Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (2015) Westsahara-Konflikt: Der ‘Grüne Marsch’ 1975 | bpb. Available from: https://www.bpb.de/politik/hintergrund-aktuell/215028/westsahara-konflikt (Accessed 29 October 2021).
• Demmelhuber, T. & Sturm, R. (eds.) (2021) Decentralization in the Middle East and North Africa: Informal Politics, Subnational Governance, and the Periphery. Nahoststudien. Middle Eastern Studies. 1st edition. Vol. 5. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5771/9783748920731.
• Middle East Eye (2021) Morocco says Western Sahara ‘completely decolonised’, whether Algeria agrees or not. Available from: http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/morocco-says-western-sahara-completely-decolonised-whether-algeria-agrees-or-not (Accessed 29 October 2021).
• Ziai, A. (2012) Neokoloniale Weltordnung? Brüche und Kontinuitäten seit der Dekolonisation | APuZ. Available from: https://www.bpb.de/apuz/146977/neokoloniale-weltordnung (Accessed 29 October 2021).

Podcastempfehlungen:

• https://open.spotify.com/show/4gFKJ4Mj6layZowxgMdneB?si=077WHEE5TXSNGFIc3di7rQ
• https://gld.gu.se/en/multimedia/podcasts/
• https://www.franceculture.fr/emissions/affaires-etrangeres

Time for the first English episode of Hummus mit Hintergrund!

What is Islamic, Muslim, Arab and Secular Feminism and why is it such an important topic, especially for people from the so-called west?

How can we assess the tendency to discredit well-established feminist discourses in the MENA region by referring to western, liberal forms of feminism? Starting with a brief historical introduction into the late 19th and early 20th century and especially into the particularities of feminist thought at that time, the episode is trying to make sense of political and societal developments with regard to women’s movements and feminisms.

In a lively discussion Dominik and his guests, Nourhan and Sabrina, touch upon urgent topics, such as the labelling of feminisms and the framing tendencies of certain kinds of feminisms. Moreover, the episode picks up the most recent court decision on the headscarf in Germany and puts it into the larger context of being a Muslim and feminist woman in Germany. Last but not least, Nourhan gives insights on the developments of women’s rights and feminism in general in Egypt post-2011.

Enjoy!

**Shownotes**

Literature:

• Afkhami, Mahnaz, (ed.) (1995) Faith and freedom: Women's Human Rights in the Muslim World.
• Ahmed, L. Women and gender in Islam: Historical Roots of a Modern Debate.
• Badran, M. (1995) Feminists, Islam, and Nation: Gender and the Making of Modern Egypt.
• Badran, M. (2005) Between Secular and Islamic Feminism/s: Reflections on the Middle East and Beyond. Journal of Middle East Women's Studies,1(1), 6-28.
• Barrientos, M. (2021) The tug-of-war between women’s rights in Malaysia Available from: https://borgenproject.org/tag/sisters-in-islam-sis/.
• Darhour, H., & Dahlerup, D. (Eds.) (2020) Double-Edged Politics on Women's Rights in the MENA Region. Palgrave Macmillan. Gender and Politics.
• Fürtig, H. (2016) Zwischen Kolonialismus und Nationenbildung. Avaliable from: https://www.bpb.de/izpb/238907/zwischen-kolonialismus-und-nationenbildung?p=2.
• Moghadam, V. (2002) Islamic Feminism and Its Discontents: Toward a Resolution of the Debate. Signs,27(4), 1135-1171.
• Tohidi, N. (2016) Women’s Rights and Feminist Movements in Iran.

Court ruling on the headscarf in Germany:

• https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/innenpolitik/kopftuch-arbeitsplatz-101.html

Tik-tok case in Egypt:

• https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-57566506