Born in fez to a middleclass family, mernissi studied at the mohammed v university in rabat and later went to paris, where she worked briefly as a journalist. Dec 10, 2015 fatema mernissi, a moroccan sociologist who was one of the founders of islamic feminism, whose work included studies of the sexual politics of islamic scripture and a book based on her childhood. Fatema mernissi has 33 books on goodreads with 24239 ratings. Every once in a while, a childhood memoir effortlessly transports us to another world in which we dwell happily for the duration of the book. An historical and theological enquiry, mernissi shows her anger due to the. The following entry presents an overview of mernissis career through 2001. Tales of a harem girlhood, scheherazade goes west, the veil and the male elite, and beyond the veil. Mar 08, 2016 when i was an undergraduate, two books were all the rage in the circles i moved in. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes.
The christian perspective on womens status and role in islamic societies is. The idea that our societys rigid, harsh, and downright expectations of womens bodies create an environment as restrictive and demeaning as a harem. Fatema mernissis most popular book is dreams of trespass. Fatema mernissi moroccan sociologist and writer britannica. The author argues that western femininity is dictated by males, a scenario that she empathizes when compared to eastern femininity. The missiological implications of the islamic feminism of fatima mernissi author. Fatima mernissi is currently considered a single author. Nov 30, 2015 media in category fatima mernissi the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Mernissi ultimately argues that the freedom from these controlling traditions and expectations of women is the only way for the arab world to develop. The renowned moroccan sociologist and author fatima mernissi, who has died aged 75, was an important and influential figure in arab islamic feminism. The missiological implications of the islamic feminism of. A feminist interpretation of womens rights in islam, translated by mary jo lakeland new york. Basic, 1991 the question of the role of women in islamic public life has provoked debate both within and without the community since the earliest days of the prophet.
Mernissis work is extremely influential in islamic feminism, intersectionality, and global feminism, by focusing on issues surrounding muslim women in the arab world. The western womens harem essay this essay is a critical response to the article by mernissi fatema titled size six. Fatima was a sociologist who examined the relationship between women and the quran, women and men, and women and the caliphate, subjecting each to meticulous. Recovering the stories of fifteen islamic queens, this remarkable exploration tells how they ascended the throne, how they governed and exercised their power, and how their forgotten reigns influence the ways in which politics is. Beyond the veil by fatima mernissi overdrive rakuten. Abstract this paper seeks to evaluate missiological approaches to muslim women in the light of the analysis of moroccan islamic feminist, fatima mernissi. Mar 07, 2011 f rom veils to polygamy, islamic feminist fatema mernissi fearlessly tackles the most controversial customs in the muslim world. Morocco merger control lexispsl, practical guidance for. Buy the harem within new edition by mernissi, fatima isbn. From its openingi was born in a harem in 1940 in fez, a ninthcentury moroccan cityto its closing questions about the nature of power between men and women, this one reads as part fairy tale, part feminist manifesto. Phenomenal woman, still i rise, the road not taken, if you forget me, dreams. Media in category fatima mernissi the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total.
Although her parents had a monogamous marriage, she grew up living in a harem with her mother and grandmother, who was one of her grandfathers nine wives. Books by fatema mernissi author of dreams of trespass. Fatema mernissi, moroccan sociologist and writer born sept. Patriarchal dominance and misinterpretation of sacred texts in islamic countries. Fatema mernissi quotes author of dreams of trespass.
Join facebook to connect with fatima mernissi and others you may know. The following entry presents an overview of mernissi s career through 2001. Fatima mernissi primary author only author division. Fatema mernissi top 100 women world news the guardian. Mernissi explains in her book that early muslim scholars portrayed women as aggressive hunters who forced men, reduced to weak hunted victims, to control women by imposing requirements such as veiling, which confined women to the private space.
She left a legacy that will continue to inspire generations of men and women the world over. Nov 12, 2009 the very title, for instance, is thought provoking. She is the author of more than eight books, including dreams of trespass. This is part of our collection of over 120 maintained national merger control. The renowned moroccan sociologist and author fatima mernissi, who has died aged 75, was an important and influential figure in. But fatima mernissi examined fifteen centuries of islamic history and discovered that the critics were wrong. Her thoughts, visionary ideas, and extraordinary power of expression and communication could reach the minds and hearts of scholars, as well as those of ordinary people. Fatima mernissi died in rabat on november 30, 2015. Fatima mernissi poems poems of fatima mernissi poem hunter. If youre having troubles, you just swim in the water, stretch out in a field, or look up at the stars. Apr 01, 2008 open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Fatema mernissi teaches sociology at university mohammed v in rabat, morocco.
Fatema mernissi quotes showing of 53 nature is womans best friend, she yasmina often said. Dec 10, 2015 remembering islamic feminist fatema mernissi mernissi, a moroccan sociologist whose books include beyond the veil, islam and democracy and dreams of trespass, died in morocco on nov. Mernissi s work is extremely influential in islamic feminism, intersectionality, and global feminism, by focusing on issues surrounding muslim women in the arab world. 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 youth women who, without access to the world outside, recreated it from sheer imagination. Mernissi is obviously one of the most important feminist writers and she has influenced other feminist muslim writers. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Her first book beyond the veil was a revelation and a call.