· “Qasim Amin Argues for the Emancipation of Women in Egypt”
· “Articles in Iranian Magazines”
· “Bahithat al-Badiya.” (last two are in one PDF file )
Prepare to discuss the following in class. TYPE short answers in sentences to the following questions, to aid you in discussion. Use quotations from the texts. Bring the readings in hard copy or on a device (laptop, tablet, e.g.) to class (you may use a device for this class). I will collect the papers at the end of class. These are not essays.
Qasim Amin
· 1. What is his argument?
· 2. How does he support his argument?
· 3. Who is his audience? And how can you tell?
Iranian magazines
· 4. How do the writers argue for women’s equality?
Bahithat al-Badiya
· 5. Identify at least two of her “gripes,”
· 6. Identify her solution to the problem, and
· 7. Identify a contradiction or contradictions in her argument.
All
· 7. Identify something in these readings that surprised you about people in Middle Eastern societies during this period (late 19th-early 20th century.)
· 8. Which of these primary sources is most effective in portraying the debate about women, and why?
This assignment, including the discussion, is part of your classwork grade.
Reading
·
¡°
Qasim
Amin
Argues
for
the
Emancipation
of
Women
in
Egypt
¡±
·
¡°
Articles
in
Iranian
Magazines
¡±
·
¡°
Bahithat
al-Badiya.
¡±
(last
two
are
in
one
PDF
file
)
Prepare
to
discuss
the
following
in
class.
TYPE
short
answers
in
sentences
to
the
following
questions,
to
aid
you
in
discussion.
Use
quotations
from
the
texts.
Bring
the
readings
in
hard
copy
or
on
a
device
(laptop,
tablet,
e.g.)
to
class
(you
may
use
a
device
for
this
class).
I
will
collect
the
papers
at
the
end
of
class.
These
are
not
essays.
Qasim
Amin
·
1.
What
is
his
argument?
·
2.
How
does
he
support
his
argument?
·
3.
Who
is
his
audience?
And
how
can
you
tell?
Iranian
magazines
·
4.
How
do
the
writers
argue
for
women
¡¯
s
equality?
Bahithat
al-Badiya
·
5.
Identify
at
least
two
of
her
¡°
gripes,
¡±
·
6.
Identify
her
solution
to
the
problem,
and
·
7.
Identify
a
contradiction
or
contradictions
in
her
argument.
All
·
7.
Identify
something
in
these
readings
that
surprised
you
about
people
in
Middle
Eastern
societies
during
this
period
(late
19
th
-early
20
th
century.)
·
8.
Which
of
these
primary
sources
is
most
effective
in
portraying
the
debate
about
women,
and
why?
This
assignment,
including
the
discussion,
is
part
of
your
classwork
grade.
assassinood
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