Middle East Research and Information Project

Critical Coverage of the Middle East Since 1971

Simona Sharoni

Simona Sharoni, assistant professor of peace and conflict resolution at American University, is author of Gender and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: The Politics of Women’s Resistance (Syracuse University Press, 1995).

MER Article

The Myth of Gender Equality and the Limits of Women's Political Dissent in Israel

The profuse media coverage showered upon Israel on its fiftieth anniversary largely failed to consider more critical perspectives that might have cast a different light on the celebrations. While some commented on the familiar divisions between secular and religious Jews, left and right, or immigran

Simona Sharoni • 10 min read

MER Article

Women and Gender in Middle East Studies

In the past two decades, there has been growing interest in the study of women and gender issues in the Middle East, reflected in the greater number of books, journal articles, dissertations and conference panels devoted to such topics. [1] As a result, many scholars in Middle East studies have come

Simona Sharoni • 8 min read