Barbara Lethem Ibrahim
Biographic Data
| ID | 3573277 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Barbara Lethem Ibrahim |
| GIVEN NAMES | Barbara Lethem |
| FAMILY NAME | Ibrahim |
| SIGNATURE | IBRAHIM B L |
| AFFILIATIONS | American University in Cairo |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Youth-led pathways to social and political change: Faith and service in contemporary Egypt
Arab Muslim youth are presumed to be at risk of exposure to religious extremism via participation in faith-based organizations. This field study conducted within a large youth-run social service association in Egypt challenges that trajectory. Instead, it explores the role of religion in creating contemporary ethical subjects who seek meaning-production through volunteering to help the disadvantaged. The same dispositions which lead young Muslim …
From Charity to Social Change: Trends in Arab Philanthropy
Persistent societal problems and wealth creation in the Arab region are driving a new generation of actors to commit their resources for the greater public welfare. Widely known as philanthropy, voluntary contributions to causes that serve a public good are a longstanding and important aspect of cultures in the Arab region. What is of particular interest today is the proliferation of ways in which this private giving is being channeled into new i…
Gender‐role Attitudes among Egyptian Adolescents
Using nationally representative survey data, this study explores gender‐role attitudes among unmarried adolescents aged 16–19 in Egypt, a society characterized by distinct and often segregated roles for men and women. Adolescents' views about desirable qualities in a spouse as well as more direct indicators of gender‐role attitudes are examined, including opinions about whether wives should defer to their husbands, share in household decision mak…
The decline of female circumcision in Egypt: Evidence and Interpretation
Changement social et dynamique adolescents-parents en Égypte
Infertility and Patriarchy: The Cultural Politics of Gender and Family Life in Egypt
Infertility and Patriarchy explores the lives of infertile women whose personal stories depict their daily struggles to resist disempowerment and stigmatization. Marcia C. Inhorn has produced a unique study of gender, politics, and family life in contemporary Egypt
Autonomy and Gender in Egyptian Families
Policies affecting women's employment in the formal sector: Strategies for change
The decline of female circumcision in Egypt: Evidence and Interpretation
Gender‐role Attitudes among Egyptian Adolescents
Using nationally representative survey data, this study explores gender‐role attitudes among unmarried adolescents aged 16–19 in Egypt, a society characterized by distinct and often segregated roles for men and women. Adolescents' views about desirable qualities in a spouse as well as more direct indicators of gender‐role attitudes are examined, including opinions about whether wives should defer to their husbands, share in household decision mak…
Policies affecting women's employment in the formal sector: Strategies for change
Infertility and Patriarchy: The Cultural Politics of Gender and Family Life in Egypt
Infertility and Patriarchy explores the lives of infertile women whose personal stories depict their daily struggles to resist disempowerment and stigmatization. Marcia C. Inhorn has produced a unique study of gender, politics, and family life in contemporary Egypt
Policies affecting women's employment in the formal sector: Strategies for change
Autonomy and Gender in Egyptian Families
Infertility and Patriarchy: The Cultural Politics of Gender and Family Life in Egypt
Infertility and Patriarchy explores the lives of infertile women whose personal stories depict their daily struggles to resist disempowerment and stigmatization. Marcia C. Inhorn has produced a unique study of gender, politics, and family life in contemporary Egypt
Changement social et dynamique adolescents-parents en Égypte
The decline of female circumcision in Egypt: Evidence and Interpretation
Gender‐role Attitudes among Egyptian Adolescents
Using nationally representative survey data, this study explores gender‐role attitudes among unmarried adolescents aged 16–19 in Egypt, a society characterized by distinct and often segregated roles for men and women. Adolescents' views about desirable qualities in a spouse as well as more direct indicators of gender‐role attitudes are examined, including opinions about whether wives should defer to their husbands, share in household decision mak…
From Charity to Social Change: Trends in Arab Philanthropy
Persistent societal problems and wealth creation in the Arab region are driving a new generation of actors to commit their resources for the greater public welfare. Widely known as philanthropy, voluntary contributions to causes that serve a public good are a longstanding and important aspect of cultures in the Arab region. What is of particular interest today is the proliferation of ways in which this private giving is being channeled into new i…
Youth-led pathways to social and political change: Faith and service in contemporary Egypt
Arab Muslim youth are presumed to be at risk of exposure to religious extremism via participation in faith-based organizations. This field study conducted within a large youth-run social service association in Egypt challenges that trajectory. Instead, it explores the role of religion in creating contemporary ethical subjects who seek meaning-production through volunteering to help the disadvantaged. The same dispositions which lead young Muslim …
Sociology (7 works) · Political science (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Demography (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Business (2 works)