Above photo by john rickman photography, san jose, california. In beyond the veil, fatima mernissi argues that the islamic view of women as active sexual beings resulted in stricter regulation and. Fatima is a precocious child and she is very close to her mother. 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.
Fatema mernissi has 33 books on goodreads with 24290 ratings. In beyond the veil, fatima mernissi argues that the islamic view of women as regarded as a classic book in the united states, beyond the veil has never. Readers expecting a narrative about a sultans harem where voluptuous venuses loll in silkdraped palaces will be disappointed. Fatema mernissi is a moroccan feminist and sociologist who is renowned for her work on womens rights within islam. Dreams of trespass is a tale of mernissi s harem life from age 5 to 10. Three main publications form the basis for this outline. Mernissi broke down the ethnocentric stereotypes western society had developed towards islam, especially islamic women.
Mernissi covers a wide range of categories, all of which pertain to the female position in a muslim society. Read beyond the veil online by fatima mernissi books free 30. For your reference, we provided these dreams of trespass tales of a harem girlhood quotes with page numbers using the following version of the book. Fatima mernissi is a true feminist, candid, articulate and persuasive. The forgotten queens of islam university of minnesota press. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. All of the following are the work of thinkers from the arab.
Contemporary muslim womens reveiling movement, in the american journal of islamic social sciences 17, 3, fall 2000. Beyond the veil by fatema mernissi english news portal. One of the most fascinating and instructive features of beyond the veil is the way ms mernissi. She tries to demonstrate that there is a fundamental contradiction between islam as interpreted in official policy and equality between the sexes. From the writing of her first book, beyond the veil. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. She critically examines the classical corpus of religiousjuristic texts, including the hadith, and reinterprets them from a feminist perspective. 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. Beyond the veil, a video radio series hosted by chris and sheree geo. A feminist interpretation of womens rights in islam, translated by mary jo lakeland new york. I believe that sexual inequality the basis of both systems the way women are treated in the muslim east and the. When benizar bhutto gained power, she was lauded by many as the first female moslem ruler.
Malefemale dynamics in a modern muslim society hardcover january 1, 1975 by fatima mernissi author visit amazons fatima mernissi page. Mernissi who predicted that women would go beyond the veil in 1973, reexamines and tries to explain these developments in this revision. Beyond the veil malefemale dynami in muslim society saqi essentials by fatima mernissi. Beyond the veil, a comic by rick law beyond the veil the outer limits, a 1996 episode of the tv series the outer limits. Mernissi s subject is the domestic harem of her extended family. Malefemale dynamics in modern muslim society 9780253204233. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Mernissis book was something i very much enjoyed reading a clearlywritten and incisive look at the way the class itself was an unexpected thrill id done a bit of middle eastern history in grad school long before, but i knew very little about the role of women or about feminist theory in the islamic world. Mernissis subject is the domestic harem of her extended family. An expanded and updated edition of this classic study includes a new introduction on muslim women and fundamentalism, in which fatima mernissi argues that. Malefemale dynamics in a muslim society mernissi, fatema on.
Malefemale dynamics in modern muslim society 1975, mernissi. Her first book beyond the veil was a revelation and a call. A revised edition was published in britain in 1985 and in the us in 1987. And the veil challenging historical muslim women ij. Malefemale dynamics in a muslim society saqi essentials by fatema mernissi isbn. The missiological implications of the islamic feminism of. Fatema mernissis most popular book is dreams of trespass.
Basic, 1991 the question of the role of women in islamic political and economic ends. Dreams of trespass by fatima mernissi harvard university. In this classic study, fatema mernissi argues that many muslim scholars. Jul, 2017 fatema mernissi is a moroccan feminist and sociologist who is renowned for her work on womens rights within islam. Beyond the veil, revised edition by fatima mernissi, 9780253204233, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Perseus books publishing 1991 mernissi, fatima women and fundamentalism middle east report 153 1998 pp. A moroccan, she was born in 1940 into a middleclass home in fez, exactly. Beyond the veil by fatima mernissi overdrive rakuten.
Sexual inequality is a prominent feature of both western and islamic societies, but underlying concepts of female sexuality in christian and muslim traditions are very different, and the pattern of heterosexual relation in muslim countries is probably unique. Dreams of trespass tales of a harem girlhood, basic books, 1994 242. 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. Read beyond the veil by fatima mernissi for free with a 30 day free trial. Beyond the veil 1985, women and islam 1991 and women and islamic memory 1996. Dreams of trespass is a tale of mernissis harem life from age 5 to 10. Beyond the veil has become a classic, especially in the fields of anthropology and sociology on women in the arab world, the mediterranean area or muslim societies in general. Fatima mernissi brings a radically different background to the task of giving women a voice in doing daily battle. Beyond the veil, a comic by rick law beyond the veil the outer limits, a 1996 episode of the tv series the outer limitsbeyond the veil song, a 2014 song by lindsey stirling. Mernissi is one of the preeminent koranic scholars of our time, an outspoken feminist, and author of beyond the veil, islam and democracy, and dreams of trespass. Late again for novembers selection for a year of feminist classics. Freebooknotes found 10 important quotes from 8 key chapters of dreams of trespass tales of a harem girlhood by fatima mernissi. What i appreciate about mernissi is her frank and clear declarations of her worldview and purpose in writing this book.
In 1975, fatima mernissis first book, beyond the veil, was published, and it was revolutionary. As it winds toward the end of the year, this does sometimes happen. She is a girl growing up in a harem in morocco as the story opens. This included the public life has provoked debate both within and without. Mernissi, however, has rediscovered numerous moslem queens and emphasizes the 15 she identifies as the most important. In beyond the veil, fatima mernissi argues that the islamic view of women as active sexual beings resulted in stricter regulation and control of womens sexuality, which muslim theorists classically regarded as a threat to civilized society. Tales of a harem girlhood, an insider s view of the daily restrictions of moroccan harem life. Beyond the veil by fatima mernissi, 97804705965, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. 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. Malefemale dynamics in modern muslim society in 1975, mernissi has sought to reclaim the ideological discourse on women and sexuality from the stranglehold of patriarchy. If a reader were to select only one book in order to gain insight into womens.
One of the most fascinating and instructive features of beyond the veil is the way ms mernissi approaches her subject, and the distinction she draws between sexual inequality in the west and in islam. In remembrance of one of feminisms trailblazing scholars who challenged muslim orthodoxy by placing women at the centre of her enquiry. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. She is presently professor of sociology at the university mohammed v in rabat, morocco. 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. Malefemale dynamics in modern muslim society 1975 mernissi has sought to reclaim the ideological. So begins fatima mernissi in this illuminating narrative of a childhood behind the iron gates of a domestic harem. She describes a world in which the family employs a doorman to prevent the women from leaving the house without permission from their husbands, a world in which an extended family of four households all. Malefemale dynamics in a modern muslim society by fatima mernissi isbn. Beyond the veil is the result of her doctoral research. Born and raised in a deeply religioustraditionalist moroccan society where most of the civil code is written in accordance to malik ibn anass almuwatta, mernissi lived in a harem until five years old. M46 2003 late again for novembers selection for a year of feminist classics. Fatima mernissi primary author only author division. After outlining the restrictive domestic hierarchy and.
A fascinating book scotland on sunday if a reader were to select only one book in order to gain. Tales of a harem girlhood by fatima mernissi, which describes the experience of growing up in a moroccan family in the 1940s and 1950s. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Mernissis first monograph, beyond the veil, was published in 1975. Beyond vii although written in the 1970s, mernissis work sheds light on more recent events such as the reinstitution of mandatory veiling by afghanistans taliban regime.
A feminist interpretation of womens rights in islam london. She doesnt hide her dispositions in convoluted abstractions. A fascinating book scotland on sunday fatima mernissi is a true feminist, candid, articulate and persuasive. Mar 17, 2016 the topic of malefemale dynamics in muslim society is one of the main issues covered in the book, beyond the veil, by fatima mernissi.
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. Fatima mernissi argues both for and against islam comprising of a progressive nature, and finally puts forth her thesis to be in support of islam. The forgotten queens of islam, by fatima mernissi, is a significant historical work for moslems and for nonmoslems. Perseus books publishing 1994 mernissi, fatima the veil and the male elite. The childs naive attempts to understand the meaning of the word harem lets us experience her moroccan family with fresh eyes, without the screen of western condemnation. Though much of the data comes from moroccan society, the general subject matter attempts to describe. Books by fatema mernissi author of dreams of trespass. Fatima mernissi is currently considered a single author. In beyond the veil, mernissi examines differences between western and traditional muslim conceptions of female sexuality and gender, a subject that she revisits in many. Fatima mernissi, one of moroccos foremost writers in the fields of sociology and islamic feminism, has died.