Mothering and nationalism in Egypt -

Abstract

This project seeks to explore the ways in which mothering was associated with nationalism at the turn-of-the-century in Egypt. Colonial penetration in Egypt saw a rise in focus in the ways that women were raising their children. Advocates, religious scholars, and academic pundits began to opine on the ways that women should change their mothering skills and adopt a more modernized way that was in tandem with a new Egypt. This project is a literature review on the material published throughout the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s where a majority of the material on mothering and nationalistic discourse was published. This literature review will seek to understand the ways in which mothering and nationalism were coined at the turn of the century and analyze the context in which the material was produced.