Is today’s changing media landscape in the Middle East empowering women? This is the first book to address the dynamics of media ecology and women’s advancement in the contemporary Middle East. It spans both the region and media forms, from Iran’s women’s press to Maghrebi women filmmakers, Egyptian political films, Palestinian TV, and Hezbollah’s TV station, Al- Manar. It takes as its starting point the diverse experiences and multi-layered identities of women and treats media institutions and practices as part of wider power relations in society. By analyzing media production, consumption, and texts, it reveals where and how gender boundaries are created or crossed.