I was born in a harem in 1940 in Fez, Morocco...So begins Fatima Mernissi in this exotic and rich narrative of a childhood behind the iron gates of a domestic harem. In Dreams of Trespass , Mernissi weaves her own memories with the dreams and memories of the women who surrounded her in the courtyard of her youthwomen who, deprived of access to the ...
A vital fusion of memory and feminist thought finds the bestselling author of "Beyond the Veil" provocatively sifting through her experiences as a liberated Moroccan woman faced with the unexpected encroachments of Western culture.
Mernissi recounts the extraordinary stories of fifteen queen s and reflects on the implications for the ways in which politics is practiced in Islam today, a world in which women are largely excluded form the political domain.
Essential reading for anyone interested in an understanding of the Muslim heart and mind. Is Islam compatible with democracy? Must fundamentalists win out in the Middle East? The groundbreaking Islam and Democracy serves as a guide to the playersfrom feminists to fundamentalistsmoving the pieces on the rather grim Muslim chessboard, and raises ...
Is Islam compatible with democracy? Must fundamentalism win out in the Middle East, or will democracy ever be possible? In this now-classic book, Islamic sociologist Fatima Mernissi explores the ways in which progressive Muslims--defenders of democracy, feminists, and others trying to resist fundamentalism--must use the same sacred texts as ...
With its unprecedented focus on the history of Orientalism in British art, this handsome book places the British within the story of how the genre was established in the 19th century--a story heretofore dominated by the French. Featuring both well-known and rarely seen paintings, together with sketches and photographs, this volume examines the ...
A study of sexual inequality in Muslim society. It argues that the Islamic view of women as active sexual beings resulted in a stricter regulation and control of women's sexuality, which Muslim theorists classically regarded as a threat to civilized society.
Chronicling ten years of research, this book presents a sustained analysis of the position of women in the world of contemporary Islam. The book first explores some of the concrete issues fundamental to the status of Muslim women, such as the production of statistics which mask women's contribution to the economies of the Arab States. The author ...
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Luchterhand Literaurverlag
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9783630867625ISBN:3630867626
Description: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 5 1/2 X 8 1/2" From the first page: "Darf eine Frau einen muslimischen Staat regieren? Die Mehrheit der Manner ist offenbar der Meinug, das sei nicht erlaubt. Das jungste Beispiel bietet die ebenso spektakulare wie kurze Karriere von Benazir Bhutto als Premier ministerin von Pakistan. read more
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Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women
