Arab American Book Award
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Edition 8 (2014) Winner
Nadje Sadig Al-Ali
ナジェ・サディグ・アル＝アリ
Nadje Sadig Al-Ali
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1966-01-01 （Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia)）
- Nationality
- Germany, Iraq
- Languages
- English, German
- Residence History
- North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany → Arizona, USA (during university) → Cairo, Egypt (during MA studies) → London, United Kingdom (SOAS affiliation and residence) → Providence, Rhode Island, USA (Brown University affiliation)
Career
- Occupations
- social anthropologist, gender studies scholar, professor, author
- Active Years
- 1994-
- Affiliations
- SOAS, University of London, Brown University (Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs), Act Together: Women's Action for Iraq (co-founder)
- Memberships
- Association of Middle East Women's Studies (President 2010–2012)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Arizona | — | Middle East Studies Department | BA | — | United States |
| The American University in Cairo | — | — | MA | — | Egypt |
| SOAS, University of London | — | Social Anthropology | PhD | 1994–1998 | United Kingdom |
University of Arizona
Middle East Studies Department
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
BA in Middle East Studies
The American University in Cairo
Degree:
MA
Country:
Egypt
MA completed (exact year not specified)
SOAS, University of London
Social Anthropology
Degree:
PhD
Period:
1994–1998
Year of Graduation:
1998
Country:
United Kingdom
Completed PhD in Social Anthropology in 1998
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Iraqi Women: Untold Stories from 1948 to the Present
2007 Academic non-fiction (gender studies / Middle East studies)A collection of life histories, interviews and analysis documenting the lives of Iraqi women from 1948 to the present, examining how war and occupation have affected their daily lives and social positions.
Iraqi womenwar and occupationfeminismsocial history
New Approaches to Migration
2002 Academic edited volumeAn edited volume presenting new theoretical and methodological perspectives on migration, discussing mobility, diaspora and resettlement issues.
migrationdiasporasocial theory
Secularism & the State in the Middle East: The Egyptian Women’s Movements
2000 Academic monographExamines the history and political context of Egyptian women's movements, analyzing how these movements developed within the relationship between secularism and the state.
Egyptian women's movementssecularismstate and civil society
Gender Writing/Writing Gender: The representation of women in a selection of modern Egyptian literature
1994 Scholarly essay / edited selectionA scholarly examination of the representation of women in selected modern Egyptian literature, discussing the relationship between literature and gender representation.
literary studiesrepresentation of womenEgyptian literature
What Kind of Liberation? Women and the Occupation of Iraq
2009 Co-authored academic bookCo-authored with Nicola Pratt. Critically examines the situation of women under the occupation of Iraq and interrogates the notion of 'liberation'.
Iraqoccupationfeminist critique
Bibliography
- Iraqi Women: Untold Stories from 1948 to the Present
- New Approaches to Migration
- Secularism & the State in the Middle East: The Egyptian Women’s Movements
- Gender Writing/Writing Gender: The representation of women in a selection of modern Egyptian literature
- What Kind of Liberation? Women and the Occupation of Iraq (co-authored)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- academic and analytical stylefieldwork-based narrationempirical approach emphasizing interviews and oral histories
- Recurring Motifs
- voices and lives of Iraqi womenimpacts of war and occupation on daily lifegender and power structuresmigration and diaspora
Legacy
Nadje Al-Ali has contributed interdisciplinary scholarship on Iraqi women and gender in the Middle East, bridging academia and activism. Through her teaching and research at SOAS and Brown University, co-founding Act Together, and serving as AMEWS president, she has linked research with practice.
Academic Societies
- Association of Middle East Women's Studies (AMEWS)
Archives
- Brown University Watson Institute faculty files (related materials)
- WorldCat holdings
Quotes
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I have felt discomfort with the way the term 'Iraqi' has been essentialized and ascribed to me by Western media, academia and Iraqi women alike.
Source: 2006 article / Bulletin of the Royal Institute for Interfaith Studies (as cited) (2006)
Trivia
- Arabic name: نادية صادق العلي.
- Co-founder of Act Together: Women's Action for Iraq.
- Served as president of the Association of Middle East Women's Studies (AMEWS) from 2010 to 2012.
- Has stated she did not learn Arabic as a child and has not lived in Iraq.