Women Activism in the Middle East (20th–21st Century) No 231, 2010/2 - pagesPages 3 to 7Another Perspective on Areas of Commitment:Women’s Movements and Figureheads in the Contemporary Middle EastBy Leyla Dakhli, Stéphanie Latte AbdallahPages 9 to 27Detention of Palestinian Women and Political Engagement (1967–2009)By Stéphanie Latte AbdallahPages 29 to 43Between Silence and Chaos: The Emergence and Growth of Feminist Struggles in the Orthodox Jewish Communities of Israel (1970s–2009)By Valérie PouzolPages 45 to 62Complements or Alternatives?By Élisabeth MarteuPages 63 to 76Female Salon Preachers in Heliopolis: Towards the Salafization of the Cairo Bourgeoisie?By Sofia NehaouaPages 77 to 88The Female Circles of Qubaysiyya in DamascusBy Aurelia ArditoPages 89 to 99Shaikha Saida: A Woman of Honor in YemenBy Maggy GrabundzijaPages 101 to 121Umm Irînî (1936–2006): Feminine Coptic Monastic EngagementBy Catherine Mayeur-JaouenPages 123 to 140Beirut-Damascus, 1928: Veiling and UnveilingBy Leyla DakhliPages 141 to 164ReviewsPages 165 to 169Information and Initiatives