What do you learn about the role of women in the societies described in the selections by Djebar, Rifaat, al-Idlibi, and Ayyoub? Discuss how the women cope with the conflicts they encounter.

About the role of women in the societies as described in the selections by Djebar, Rifaat, al-Idlibi and Ayyoub, these women have been struggling to gain their rights in their country and are still trying to do so in order to cope with other conflicts they encounter. T he female characters were at odds with their roles in their societies.