Noga Efrati
Biographic Data
| ID | 4389833 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Noga Efrati |
| GIVEN NAMES | Noga |
| FAMILY NAME | Efrati |
| SIGNATURE | EFRATI N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Women and Gender in Iraq
Since October 2019 Iraq has experienced massive antigovernment demonstrations. Initial protests against government corruption and mismanagement (e.g., a lack of basic services such as electricity and water, an absence of functioning health and education infrastructure) was soon followed by more radical demands. Demonstrators, mostly young men and women, called for the resignation of the government, the dissolution of the parliament, a rewriting o…
Postage stamp iconography in post‐Saddam Iraq
Among scholars seeking a framework for analysing post‐2003 intercommunal strife in Iraq, a sectarian master narrative gained dominance. It portrayed Iraq as an artificial creation of imperial powers, lacking a national identity. Scholarly challenge, however, has been gaining momentum. The study of postage stamp iconography presents a novel venue with which to contribute to this debate. Indeed, researchers of nations and nationalism emphasis the r…
I raq
Since it was constructed by Britain as a Sunni‐hegemonic nation‐state in 1920 and a monarchy in 1921, Iraq has been confronted by sectarian (mainly Sunni–Shi'i) and ethnic (mainly Arab–Kurdish) challenges. The monarchy and its divisive tribal policy were abolished by the 1958 revolution, but the other challenges remained. The promotion of pan‐Arabism by most regimes, too, complicated the crystallization of an Iraqi national community: most Shi'is…
Women, Representation and Democracy in Post-Saddam Iraq, 2003–10
Activists in post-Saddam Iraq (2003–10) were in the process of forging a new discourse. They rejected what Dahlerup and Freidenvall (2005) termed the ‘incremental track’ in favour of a ‘fast track’ discourse. Development, of the country and/or women, was no longer accepted as a prerequisite for democratic rights. Rather, activists believed that immediate measures must be taken to ensure women's inclusion for the simple reason that there can be no…
The Effendiyya
In his “Note about the Term Effendiyya in the History of the Middle East” ( International Journal of Middle East Studies 41 [2009]: 535–39), Michael Eppel clarifies his own use of effendiyya in an article he wrote for IJMES in 1998. In the 1998 article, Eppel emphasized the value of studying the effendiyya , or what he called the “Westernized middle stratum,” and its dominance in political life to better understand Hashimite Iraq (1921–58). Membe…
Competing Narratives
The history of the women's movement in Iraq before 1958 has received little attention in contemporary scholarly literature published in English. Moreover, when surveying the brief accounts in secondary sources, one is struck by their inconsistency. Upon closer examination, two historiographical approaches emerge. One primarily follows the development of women's activities sanctioned by the regime, focusing on organizations and activists associate…
Negotiating Rights in Iraq
Recent attempts to abolish the Personal Status Law, in force since 1959, with the intent of placing family matters in the hands of religious authorities, caused an uproar among Iraqi women's rights activists. This article seeks to place the protest in its historical context by tracing women's participation in shaping the Personal Status Law - touching upon both their achievements and disappointments. It highlights the threat that repealing the la…
The other 'awakening' in Iraq
The history of the women's movement in Iraq, during the first half of the twentieth century, has received little attention in scholarly work. This essay enlarges upon the topic using common features characteristic of more central women's movements in the Middle East. The emergence of intellectual debate on women's status, establishment of a myriad of women's organizations, evolution of a women's press, women's participation in the nationalist str…
Negotiating Rights in Iraq
Recent attempts to abolish the Personal Status Law, in force since 1959, with the intent of placing family matters in the hands of religious authorities, caused an uproar among Iraqi women's rights activists. This article seeks to place the protest in its historical context by tracing women's participation in shaping the Personal Status Law - touching upon both their achievements and disappointments. It highlights the threat that repealing the la…
The other 'awakening' in Iraq
The history of the women's movement in Iraq, during the first half of the twentieth century, has received little attention in scholarly work. This essay enlarges upon the topic using common features characteristic of more central women's movements in the Middle East. The emergence of intellectual debate on women's status, establishment of a myriad of women's organizations, evolution of a women's press, women's participation in the nationalist str…
Postage stamp iconography in post‐Saddam Iraq
Among scholars seeking a framework for analysing post‐2003 intercommunal strife in Iraq, a sectarian master narrative gained dominance. It portrayed Iraq as an artificial creation of imperial powers, lacking a national identity. Scholarly challenge, however, has been gaining momentum. The study of postage stamp iconography presents a novel venue with which to contribute to this debate. Indeed, researchers of nations and nationalism emphasis the r…
The Effendiyya
In his “Note about the Term Effendiyya in the History of the Middle East” ( International Journal of Middle East Studies 41 [2009]: 535–39), Michael Eppel clarifies his own use of effendiyya in an article he wrote for IJMES in 1998. In the 1998 article, Eppel emphasized the value of studying the effendiyya , or what he called the “Westernized middle stratum,” and its dominance in political life to better understand Hashimite Iraq (1921–58). Membe…
Women, Representation and Democracy in Post-Saddam Iraq, 2003–10
Activists in post-Saddam Iraq (2003–10) were in the process of forging a new discourse. They rejected what Dahlerup and Freidenvall (2005) termed the ‘incremental track’ in favour of a ‘fast track’ discourse. Development, of the country and/or women, was no longer accepted as a prerequisite for democratic rights. Rather, activists believed that immediate measures must be taken to ensure women's inclusion for the simple reason that there can be no…
Competing Narratives
The history of the women's movement in Iraq before 1958 has received little attention in contemporary scholarly literature published in English. Moreover, when surveying the brief accounts in secondary sources, one is struck by their inconsistency. Upon closer examination, two historiographical approaches emerge. One primarily follows the development of women's activities sanctioned by the regime, focusing on organizations and activists associate…
The other 'awakening' in Iraq
The history of the women's movement in Iraq, during the first half of the twentieth century, has received little attention in scholarly work. This essay enlarges upon the topic using common features characteristic of more central women's movements in the Middle East. The emergence of intellectual debate on women's status, establishment of a myriad of women's organizations, evolution of a women's press, women's participation in the nationalist str…
Negotiating Rights in Iraq
Recent attempts to abolish the Personal Status Law, in force since 1959, with the intent of placing family matters in the hands of religious authorities, caused an uproar among Iraqi women's rights activists. This article seeks to place the protest in its historical context by tracing women's participation in shaping the Personal Status Law - touching upon both their achievements and disappointments. It highlights the threat that repealing the la…
Competing Narratives
The history of the women's movement in Iraq before 1958 has received little attention in contemporary scholarly literature published in English. Moreover, when surveying the brief accounts in secondary sources, one is struck by their inconsistency. Upon closer examination, two historiographical approaches emerge. One primarily follows the development of women's activities sanctioned by the regime, focusing on organizations and activists associate…
The Effendiyya
In his “Note about the Term Effendiyya in the History of the Middle East” ( International Journal of Middle East Studies 41 [2009]: 535–39), Michael Eppel clarifies his own use of effendiyya in an article he wrote for IJMES in 1998. In the 1998 article, Eppel emphasized the value of studying the effendiyya , or what he called the “Westernized middle stratum,” and its dominance in political life to better understand Hashimite Iraq (1921–58). Membe…
Women, Representation and Democracy in Post-Saddam Iraq, 2003–10
Activists in post-Saddam Iraq (2003–10) were in the process of forging a new discourse. They rejected what Dahlerup and Freidenvall (2005) termed the ‘incremental track’ in favour of a ‘fast track’ discourse. Development, of the country and/or women, was no longer accepted as a prerequisite for democratic rights. Rather, activists believed that immediate measures must be taken to ensure women's inclusion for the simple reason that there can be no…
I raq
Since it was constructed by Britain as a Sunni‐hegemonic nation‐state in 1920 and a monarchy in 1921, Iraq has been confronted by sectarian (mainly Sunni–Shi'i) and ethnic (mainly Arab–Kurdish) challenges. The monarchy and its divisive tribal policy were abolished by the 1958 revolution, but the other challenges remained. The promotion of pan‐Arabism by most regimes, too, complicated the crystallization of an Iraqi national community: most Shi'is…
Postage stamp iconography in post‐Saddam Iraq
Among scholars seeking a framework for analysing post‐2003 intercommunal strife in Iraq, a sectarian master narrative gained dominance. It portrayed Iraq as an artificial creation of imperial powers, lacking a national identity. Scholarly challenge, however, has been gaining momentum. The study of postage stamp iconography presents a novel venue with which to contribute to this debate. Indeed, researchers of nations and nationalism emphasis the r…
Women and Gender in Iraq
Since October 2019 Iraq has experienced massive antigovernment demonstrations. Initial protests against government corruption and mismanagement (e.g., a lack of basic services such as electricity and water, an absence of functioning health and education infrastructure) was soon followed by more radical demands. Demonstrators, mostly young men and women, called for the resignation of the government, the dissolution of the parliament, a rewriting o…
Law (8 works) · Political science (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · History (7 works) · Politics (7 works) · Islamic Studies and History (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · History (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works)