Gender is the integral part of the Middle East politic. As such, in Iran in order to pave the way for the conservative religious vision of a ‘good Muslim society’ women have been targeted as markers of identity and have been made the object of social and economic policies and restrictive legal reforms (Hoodfar, 2010: 886). In Turkey [m]otherhood and womens role in socialisation were central themes in nation-building ideologies and traditional roles were re-emphasised in the nationalist ideology. [In] Westernism, Islamism, and Turkism, women were at the centre of social projects as objects of modernisation. [M]en were keen to keep women within the boundaries of their own image of womanhood, which did not go beyond the traditional (Cakir, 2007 : 67) roles.
Based on that short summary, please write an essay in which you compare and evaluate gender politics and womens situations (similarities and differences) in Iran and Turkey.
1.Make your aim clear in the first paragraphs or page, continue with a more general information, description of the issue supported by academic references, while getting into the subject.
In the second part, discuss the main problems, make your arguments, and analyze gender and the politics of both countries, supported by the sources.
In the conclusion part, you should make a final evaluation and address the findings in a short summary.
***rubric is attached*** please follow instructions as stated
Turkish readings to cite:
Aye Durakbaa (2019), Feminism in Turkey, History and Contemporary Agenda, https://www.eurozine.com/feminism-inturkey/
Gul Ozyegin, Virginal Facades Sexual Freedom and Guilt among Young Turkish Women, European Journal of Women studies doi: 10.1177/1350506808101761
Iran readings:
Farhad Kazemi (2000), Gender, Islam, and Politics Iran. Iran Chamber Society http://www.iranchamber.com/society/ society.php
Shahla Haeri, (1992), Temporary Marriage and the State in Iran: An Islamic Discourse on Female Sexuality, The Johns Hopkins University Press, Social Research, Vol. 59, No. 1, Religion and Politics (SPRING 1992), pp. 201-223 https://www.jstor.org/stable/40970689.
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