ABSTRACT
This chapter deals with the discourse of Jordanian Muslim NGOs on gender relations among adults, in connection with their activities in this realm. As in the previous chapter, the topic will be approached from the question of the NGOs’ relationship toward local traditions; we will also consider its notions of autonomous agency and openness toward change, and the degree and manner of reflexivity it shows in this regard. More concretely, the question of whether, and to what extent, Muslim NGOs see the role of the woman as limited to the family sphere and as subjugated to her husband, or as an autonomous and equal being (with a rightful space for herself and an independent role to play in private as well as in public spaces) will here be dealt with.
