Secularism, Women & the State: The Mediterranean World in the 21st Century

Table of Contents......Page 4
Table of Figures......Page 6
Introduction......Page 9
Secularism & The State......Page 15
1. Italy: The Contemporary Condition of Italian Laicità......Page 16
2. France, Italy and Spain: Political Secularism and Public Opinion......Page 35
3. Greece: Selective Secularization and the Deprivatization of Relig......Page 46
4. Turkey: The Islamist-Secularist Divide......Page 61
5. Lebanon: Confessionalism and the Crisisof Democracy......Page 71
6. Israel: The Challenge of a Democraticand Jewish State......Page 81
7. Egypt: Secularism, Sharia, and the Prospects for an Inclusive Democracy......Page 94
8. Algeria: Prospects for an Islamic or a Secular State......Page 105
Women & Society......Page 117
10. Social Indicators of Secularization in Italy......Page 139
11. The Ambiguous State:Gender and Citizenship in Algeria......Page 157
12. The Ambiguous Position of French Muslim Women: Between Republican Integrationand Religious Claims......Page 167
13. Secularization Versus the Weight of Catholic Tradition among Spanish Women......Page 178
14. Secularization and Its Discontents:Courts and Abortion Policy in theUnited States and Spain......Page 196
15. Human Rights and the Confrontation between Religious and Constitutional Authority: A Case Study of Israel’s Supreme Court......Page 214
16. A Cynical Look at “The Secularism Debate” in Turkey......Page 242
Contributors......Page 262