... especially on the Twelfth Congress of the International Alliance of Women (IAW) held in Istanbul in 1935. Despite the renown of the Women’s Union, it was forced to disband shortly after the Istanbul Congress. Drawing upon popular press accounts, official records of the Istanbul Congress, and correspondence...

... Citizenship (IAW) in Berlin in 1929,1 the JOURNAL OF MIDDLE EAST WOMEN’S STUDIES Vol. 4, No. 1 (Winter 2008) © 2008 84  JOURNAL OF MIDDLE EAST WOMEN’S STUDIES Egyptian feminist Saiza Nabarawi called for “Eastern” women to follow the example of women...

... were composed of middle- and upper-class women who sought alliances with Western-dominated international feminist organizations, such as the International Alliance of Women for Suff rage and Equal Citizenship (IAW), Middle Eastern women faced internal critics who accused them...

... 5:3 period. Founded in 1927, it was spearheaded by Nezihe Muhiddin who had wanted to form a women’s political party but was denied permission for that. TKB hosted the Twelft h Congress of the International Associa- tion of Women (IAW) in Istanbul in April 1935 with the full...