Multimedia Exhibits
Each exhibit includes a biography, an image gallery, scanned excerpts of the feminist’s original writings, and secondary sources drawn from Arabic texts. The goal of these exhibits is to honor and showcase, in English, the work of women who have contributed to Arab feminist media.
Marie Ajamie & Al-Arous Magazine
This exhibit explores the pioneering feminist work of Marie Ajami and her magazine Al-Arous, highlighting its role in advocating for feminist justice and anti-colonial resistance in early 20th-century Syria. It features digitized excerpts from al-Arous magazine.
Zayynab Fawaz & Arabic Print Culture
This exhibit highlights the contributions of Zaynab Fawwaz to Arabic print culture, focusing on her role as a journalist, writer, intellectual, and feminist in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It features excerpts from her feminist compendium titled al-Durr al-manthur fi tabaqat rabbat al-khudur, a book offering 456 women’s profiles from history (p.1894), held at the Qatar National Library, and other articles she published in Egyptian and Syrian periodicals.
Mayy Ziadeh & Multilingual Media
This exhibit explores Mayy Ziadeh’s impact on Arabic literary culture and multilingual media, highlighting her role as a feminist who navigated Arabic and French literary spheres to advocate for Arab nationalist thought. It features digitized items from her archive held at the American University of Beirut.
The 1938 Eastern Women’s Congress for the Defense of Palestine
This exhibit explores the Conference Proceedings of the 1938 Eastern Women’s Congress titled: The Arab Woman and the Case of Palestine, held between October 15-18th at the Egyptian Feminist Union headquarters and attended by over 200 people. This event is one of the most important moments in the development of an organized cross-regional Arab feminist movement.