Gendered Politics and Law in Jordan

Afaf Jabiri is a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Centre for Gender Studies in the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London, UK. She contributed to the teaching of courses on Gender and Islam and Gender in the Middle East at SOAS as well as at the University of Roehampton and University of Leicester, UK. For the last 20 years, she has been advocating for gender equality, law, and policy reform in the Middle East.

Chapter 1: Introduction: Gender, Law, and Politics in Jordan.- Chapter 2: Constructing Normative Femininity: The Engagement of Law and Religious Interpretations.- Chapter 3: Women's Alternative Forms of Femininity: Compliant, Pragmatic, and Exceptional Selves.- Chapter 4: Women's Everyday Tactics of Defiance and Compliance.- Chapter 5: Rebelling Against the System of Guardianship: Women "in Need of Correction and Rehabilitation".- Chapter 6: Conclusion: State, Gendered Power of Guardianship, and the Potential for Change.