Introduces the multiple roles and challenges that women faced in the interaction between the social and political dimensions of Arab/Palestinian society on the West Bank. This book contextualizes the role of women within the general socio-political struggles of the West Bank and in the Arab world.

In the fourth and final section, "Anticipations After Oslo", Amal Kawar focuses on developments since 1993 while Sabbagh provides a textual analysis of Women's Declaration of Principles, a women's declaration of rights which the proponents hope will be incorporated into the constitution of a future Palestinian State.

Introduction
Suha Sabbagh
Section One: Defining the Role of Women
The WomenOs Movement During the IntifadaNJoost R. Hiltermann
Patterns of Relations Within the Palestinian FamilyNIslah Jad. Translated by Magda Abu Hassabo
West Bank Women and The Intifada: Revolution within the RevolutionNPhilipa Strum
The Development of the Palestinian WomenOs Movement in the Occupied TerritoriesNZahira Kamal
Section Two: How Culture Recorded WomenOs Role
Gender in the Poetry of the IntifadaNIlham Abu Ghazaleh
Women in the Legends of the IntifadaNSharif Kanaana
Interview With a Woman Novelist: Sahar KhalifehNSuha Sabbagh
Short StoriesNHanan Mikhail Ashrawi
Section Three: The Double Burden of Women: Tradition and Occupation
Women in the IntifadaNRobin Morgan
Gender Relations During the Three Psycho-developmental Phases Under Occupation: An Interview with
Dr. Eyad el-SarrajNSuha Sabbagh
Interview with Hanan Ashrawi about the History of the WomenOs MovementNDima Zalatimo
Interviews with Five Women ActivistsNSahar Khalifeh. Translated by Nagla el-Bassiouni
Intifada Year Four: Notes on the WomenOs MovementNRita Giacaman and Penny Johnson
Section Four: Anticipations After Oslo
Palestinian WomenOs Activism After OsloNAmal Kawar
The Declaration of Principles on Palestinian WomenOs Rights: An AnalysisNSuha Sabbagh