THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 22 Friday, February 26, 1982 Israeli Arab Women's Status Is Continuing to Advance By LISA GANN delegates to the recent the Arab Woman in Israel Symposium on the Status of found what appeared to be an embryonic Israeli Arab feminist movement. Its in- itiation is only one example Dear Friend Of Many Years of how the Israeli Arab woman is showing a change of consciousness unique to the Middle East. for your special 75th New behavior patterns are beginning to appear among Israel's Arab citi- zens, who comprise about 15 With All Our Love, percent of Israel's total Helen, Henry, Linda, Herschel, population. More Arab women in Israel today are Andy, Stephanie, Ian, Janet & Jim working outside the home, HAIFA (JNI) — Over 20 TO OUR SAM LEVITT HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALLSTATE ALARM SYSTEMS I NC ALLSTATE BURGLAR ALARMS New Computerized Security Equipment Central Station & Direct to Police Thousands of satisfied customers. 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Regardless of the cause, in most respects, the welfare of the Arab woman (particularly in her legal status) is better in Israel than in the Arab states, although it must be viewed with the con- text of the overall prob- lems of Israel's Arab minority. For example, according to UNESCO, 89 percent of Is- raeli Arab girls attend elementary school (97 per- cent in the cities), compared to 52 percent in Egypt, 24 percent in Saudi Arabia and 71 percent in Jordan. While one should note that the female drop-out rate is con- siderable, women constitute 32 percent of Israel's Arab students. But the Israeli Arab woman is striving to adapt within the framework of her religion and without endangering her traditions. "We can't imitate. We have good traditions and we're proud of them," ex- plained Enaem Zuabi of Nazareth. As the wife of a Knesset member and a tra- ditional Moslem, Zuabi has worked for the social and educational advancement of Arab women since 1950. While progress has been made, Israeli-Arab leaders called on the women at the Haifa con- ference to fight for their rights, especially those already granted by law. Amel Khoury, one of the first Arab women to become a lawyer, reviewed Israel's sexual equality law8-, warn- ing that "there is legal equality, but inequality in practice.", Likewise, Miriam Mari, a Haifa University graduate now studying for her docto- rate in education psychol- ogy at Michigan State Uni- versity, reviewed psychological barriers, and Nelly Karkawi of the na- tional secretariat of "Na'amat" women's organ- ization explained the im- portance of "progress by mutual agreement with husband and family." As women fight for equal rights throughout the world, it is evident that the old stereotypes of the Arab woman are also being dis- carded. While the Israeli Arab woman leads her sis- ters in neighboring Arab states, she still faces a long journey on the road to social and educational equality. 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