This paper draws on event data and interviews to examine the effects of repression on the gendered dynamics of Islamist mobilization in Egypt following the 2013 military coup. Our analysis shows that women’s anti-coup groups were more likely to mobilize following the killing of up to 1,000 anti-coup protestors at Rabaa al-Adawiyya in August 2013. Women’s protests were also more likely in the home districts of those killed at Rabaa. Informant testimony indicates that the Rabaa massacre figured as a transformative event that female activists drew on to motivate their involvement in street protests. Taken together, our findings suggest that very harsh repression can enable women’s participation in Islamist street politics – but this activism can come at a considerable personal cost for participants. Women who joined anti-coup protests were subjected to calibrated sexual violence by Egyptian security forces as well as other social penalties.

本文利用事件数据和访谈来考察镇压对2013年军事政变后埃及伊斯兰动员的性别动态的影响。我们的分析表明，2013年8月在Rabaa al-Adawiyya杀害了多达1,000名反政变示威者之后，妇女反政变组织更可能动员起来。在Rabaa被杀者的家乡中，妇女的抗议活动也更可能发生。知情人士的证词表明，Rabaa大屠杀被视为一次变革性事件，女性激进分子利用该事件来激发他们参与街头抗议活动。综上所述，我们的研究结果表明，非常严厉的镇压可以使妇女参与伊斯兰街头政治活动-但是，这种激进行动可能会给参与者带来可观的个人代价。