JOURNAL ARTICLE

Unfolding Transnational Female Networks: Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia's delegates at the first Afro-Asian Women's Conference (1961).

  • Published In: Journal of Asian & African Studies (Sage Publications, Ltd.), 2025, v. 60, n. 2. P. 895 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Baldinetti, Anna; Biondi, Martina 3 of 3

Abstract

This article examines the first Afro-Asian Women's Conference (AAWC) held in Cairo in 1961, focusing on the participation of Moroccan, Algerian, Tunisian, and Libyan delegates and their role in shaping Afro-Asian women's solidarity networks. It highlights the AAWC as a pivotal moment for regional cohesion among Maghrebi women, who articulated their countries' positions on women's emancipation and contributed to a shared political agenda addressing issues such as gender equality, anti-colonialism, and social reforms. The conference notably supported the Algerian independence struggle and debated progressive legal reforms like Tunisia’s Code of Personal Status. While the AAWC fostered transnational feminist solidarity and political activism, subsequent political developments in the Maghreb limited the implementation of its resolutions, though the Afro-Asian women's movement experienced a revival in the 1970s.

Additional Information

  • Source:Journal of Asian & African Studies (Sage Publications, Ltd.). 2025/03, Vol. 60, Issue 2, p895
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Geography and Cartography
  • Publication Date:2025
  • ISSN:0021-9096
  • DOI:10.1177/00219096231179657
  • Accession Number:183371021
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