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Women In The First Intifada
Palestinian women played significant roles in leading and organising the First Intifada, from 1987 to 1991. Xanthe Scharff of ''Foreign Policy'' wrote that the First Intifada was a "largely nonviolent Palestinian struggle" that was "a collective social, economic, and political mobilisation led by women." Nahla Abdo of Queen's University at Kingston wrote that the Intifada "combines the trajectories of two movements: a national liberation movement and a women's movement." Background After Israel's victory in the Six-Day War in 1967, Israel has occupied the Palestinian territories, including the West Bank. The occupation has been controversial, with Israel accused of Legality of the Israeli occupation of Palestine, violating international law, as well as committing Human rights violations against Palestinians by Israel, human rights abuses and Israeli apartheid, apartheid against Palestinians. The Israeli government has also actively promoted the creation and growth of Israeli s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intifada In Gaza Strip (FL45884441)
Intifada () is an Arabic language, Arabic word for a Rebellion, rebellion or uprising, or a resistance movement. It can also be used to refer to a civilian uprising against oppression.Ute Meinel''Die Intifada im Ölscheichtum Bahrain: Hintergründe des Aufbegehrens von 1994–1998,''LIT Verlag Münster, 2003 p.10: 'Der Begriff der Intifada, der die Vorstellung eines legitimen Ausbebegehrens gegen Unterdrückung enthält, ist gegenwärtig ein Schlüsselbegriff in der arabischen Welt, von dem eine grosse emotionale Anziehungskraft ausgeht.' () In the 20th century, the word intifada has been used in to describe various uprisings. In the Iraqi Intifada (1952), Iraqi Intifada in 1952, Iraqi parties took to the streets to protest their monarchy. Other later examples include the Western Sahara's Zemla Intifada, the First Sahrawi Intifada, and the Second Sahrawi Intifada. In the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Israeli-Palestinian conflict context, it refers to uprising by Palestinian peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |