A group of feminists came together in december 2015 to remember their friend, fatima mernissi. In parallel to her teaching at mohamed v university since the 1980s, mernissi developed a remarkable career as a sociologist, writer, novelist, artist, and civil societypromoter. She tries to demonstrate that there is a fundamental contradiction between islam as interpreted in official. Fatima mernissi is currently considered a single author. Buy the harem within new edition by mernissi, fatima isbn. Fatima mernissi mernissi, fatima used books, rare books and new books. Fatema mernissi, moroccan sociologist and writer born sept. The following entry presents an overview of mernissis career through 2001. Tales of a harem girlhood by fatima mernissi, which describes the experience of growing up in a moroccan family in the 1940s and 1950s. 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. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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Fatima mernissi 1940 also transliterated as fatema mernissi moroccan nonfiction writer, memoirist, and editor. 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. Born in 1940, in fes, mernissi was celebrated for her sociology. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. She is the author of more than eight books, including dreams of trespass. In this nowclassic book, islamic sociologist fatima mernissi explores the ways in which progressive muslimsdefenders of democracy, feminists, and others. Fatema mernissi is a moroccan feminist and sociologist who is renowned for her work on womens rights within islam. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Follow fatima mernissi and explore their bibliography from s fatima mernissi author page. She received her primary education in a school established by the nationalist movement, and secondary level education in an allgirls school funded by the french protectorate. Fatima mernissi, in whose name the mesas book award is given, was born in fes, morocco, in 1940. Patriarchal dominance and misinterpretation of sacred texts in islamic countries cengiz koc lecturer. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them.
The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. In 1975, fatima mernissis first book, beyond the veil, was published, and it was revolutionary. Fatima mernissi is a true feminist, candid, articulate and persuasive. Moroccan writer and scholar fatema mernissi, author of the acclaimed memoir dreams of trespass. Fatima mernissi has more ideas per book than any other thinker in the middle east. A revised edition was published in britain in 1985 and in the us in 1987. Sociologist fatema mernissi published groundbreaking, wideranging scholarship that influenced a generation of arab feminists. See all books authored by fatema mernissi, including dreams of trespass.
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Fatema mernissi books list of books by author fatema mernissi. Fatima mernissi was a sociologist, writer, professor and a. A feminist interpretation of womens rights in islam, 1991, sultanes oubliees 1990. Their focus is on gender discrimination and womens issues. The legacy of fatema mernissi, moroccan feminist and scholar ursula lindsey 21 jan 2016. Her bestknown englishlanguage books include beyond the veil. Studies association einen fatima mernissi book award, um herausragende studien uber gender, sexualitat oder. She wrote two more books focused on showing the compatibility of islam with womens rights and their political.
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In this book, the author, who is both a feminist and a muslim, aims to shed light on the status of women in islam by examining and reassessing the literary sources as far back as 7th century islam. The renowned moroccan sociologist and author fatima mernissi. A feminist interpretation of womens rights in islam, translated by mary jo lakeland new york. Beyond the veil is the result of her doctoral research. The legacy of fatema mernissi, moroccan feminist and. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. From the writing of her first book, beyond the veil. In this classic study, internationally renowned sociologist fatema mernissi argues that womens oppression is not due to islam as this religion in fact celebrates womens power. Books by fatema mernissi author of dreams of trespass. Remembering islamic feminist fatema mernissi mernissi, a moroccan sociologist whose books include beyond the veil, islam and democracy and dreams of. When benazir bhutto became prime minister of pakistan in 1988, many claimed that it was a blasphemous assault on islamic tradition since no muslim state, critics alleged, had ever been governed by a woman. Mernissis first monograph, beyond the veil, was published in 1975. Her conservative father registered her in one of the first.
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