Disability in the Arab World (Paperback)

Monika Baar

ISBN 10: 9462704856 / ISBN 13: 9789462704855

Published by Leuven University Press, Leuven, 2025

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Paperback. Interdisciplinary insights on disability in the MENA regionAccording to the World Health Organization, around 16% of the worlds population lives with a disability, and it is estimated that approximately 80% of them reside in the Global South. Nevertheless, research on persons with disabilities is typically limited to the Global North. This interdisciplinary volume, with contributions from psychology, sociology, history, linguistics, and development studies, addresses this discrepancy by providing new insights into disability in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. While recognizing the significance of the medical approach, the authors seek to expand existing frameworks by including social, cultural and human rights perspectives. Engaging with both historical and contemporary contexts, Disability in the Arab World addresses issues such as the transmission and circulation of information in conventional and new media, and the colonial and postcolonial legacies affecting the study of disability. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Disability in the Arab World (Paperback)
• Publisher: Leuven University Press, Leuven
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9462704856
• ISBN 13: 9789462704855
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

According to the World Health Organization, around 16% of the worlds population lives with a disability, and it is estimated that approximately 80% of them reside in the Global South. Nevertheless, research on persons with disabilities is typically limited to the Global North. This interdisciplinary volume, with contributions from psychology, sociology, history, linguistics, and development studies, addresses this discrepancy by providing new insights into disability in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. While recognizing the significance of the medical approach, the authors seek to expand existing frameworks by including social, cultural and human rights perspectives. Engaging with both historical and contemporary contexts, Disability in the Arab World addresses issues such as the transmission and circulation of information in conventional and new media, and the colonial and postcolonial legacies affecting the study of disability

Contributing authors: Bouchra Yahia (Dutch Migration Office), Majid Turmusani (Independent scholar, disability expert), Maria Chiara Rioli (University of Modena), Gildas Bregain (National Centre of Scientific Research, Rennes), Riham Debian (University of Alexandria), Heba Fawzy El Masry (University of Warwick), Imene Kassous (University of Nottingham).

About the Author

Monika Baar is professor in the History of East-Central and South-Eastern Europe in the European University Institute in Florence, where she holds a Joint Chair with the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies.

Amany Soliman is associate professor of Modern and Contemporary History and the director of the Mediterranean Studies Institute at the faculty of Arts in Alexandria University Egypt.