Dr. Seikaly will talk about who the women of the Arabian Gulf are, their contributions and achievements and the socio-cultural contexts under which they have labored to move their status forward for the last fifty years in light of globalization and current events. Her aim is to portray them without the hype of western media and explain why they are becoming the icons representing national attempts at combining tradition and modernity. She will also be discussing oral history and the methods she uses to collect data. She has published on Palestinian issues and the political role of women in the Arabian Gulf.

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