Modern Jurisprudence and Law

Modern Jurisprudence and Law

Women today and their social status in Middle Eastern Arabic poetry - (A case study on the poetry of Yahya Tawfiq)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 Master's degree in Arabic language and literature from Kashan University
2 , master's graduate student of Shahid Madani University of Azerbaijan
10.22034/jml.2026.735180
Abstract
One of the most important issues worth reflecting upon in contemporary societies is the attention and approach to the value, status, and innate capabilities of women. A woman who throughout Arab history has always been subjected to oppression, abuse, and neglect, and in many Arab countries has been deprived even of the smallest of her human rights.
The present study aims, using a descriptive and analytical approach, to examine the image, status, and human rights of women in the poetry of Yahya Tawfiq. An Arab-born poet who, having been driven to ridicule his own people by the injustice of rulers and the society's approach, stands as a symbol of indomitable writers against this injustice and openly writes against the oppression of the Al Saud. While respecting the personality of women, he depicts the figure of a woman and her diminished rights, and composes his collection with humane poems about women. The research findings show that the poet considers the status of women from five perspectives: woman as a wife, woman as a mother, woman as a compatriot, woman as a beloved, and woman as a daughter.
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