Fatema mernissi, a writer, professor, sociologist, and central figure of arab. Malefemale dynamics in modern muslim society in, mernissi has sought to reclaim fatima mernissi. She is a girl growing up in a harem in morocco as the story opens. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. 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. She is the author of more than eight books, including dreams of trespass. Contemporary muslim womens reveiling movement, in the american journal of islamic social sciences 17, 3, fall 2000.
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. Fatima mernissi primary author only author division. Mernissi highlights women that held authority in islam in defiance of a tight. A fascinating book scotland on sunday if a reader were to select only one book in order to gain. Fatima mernissi, in whose name the mesas book award is given, was born in fes. For fatima mernissi, a woman who says nothing is a veiled woman. In beyond the veil, fatima mernissi argues the early muslimahs were strong, powerful, independent women. Fatema mernissi teaches sociology at university mohammed v in rabat, morocco. 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. Beyond the veil is the result of her doctoral research and was first.
In this extraordinary book, now available in paperback, fatima mernissi shows that those selfproclaimed defenders of islamic tradition were not only misguided but wrong. Section one provides an emic view by summarising mernissis central arguments. 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. Fatema mernissi has 33 books on goodreads with 24290 ratings. Malefemale dynamics in modern muslim society 1975, mernissi. Fatema mernissi is a moroccan feminist and sociologist who is renowned for. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author.
It is from her mother and grandmother that she comes to realize some important facts of life, specifically as it pertains to women living in moroccan harems. 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. She looks back through fifteen centuries of islam and uncovers a hidden history of women who have held the reins of power, but whose lives and stories, acheivements and failures, have largely been forgotten. 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. A feminist interpretation of womens rights in islam london. Mernissi who predicted that women would go beyond the veil in 1973, reexamines and tries to explain these developments in this revision. As it winds toward the end of the year, this does sometimes happen. Books by fatema mernissi author of dreams of trespass. The veil, real or imagined because the unveiled woman is often thought to be the exception that proves the rule that all muslim. Three main publications form the basis for this outline. Malefemale dynamics in modern muslim society revised ed 1st midland book ed by f mernissi isbn.
Beyond the veil is the result of her doctoral research. These two wellknown writers and thinkers believe that muslim women suffer due to the patriarchal system and male leading figures misinterpreting the sacred texts in muslim countries. 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. This article focuses on fatima mernissis, and amina waduds views of feminism from the eastern perspective. Fatima mernissi brings a radically different background to the task of giving women a voice in doing daily battle. In this book, fatima mernissi describes what it was like to grow up in the harem of a moroccan household during the 1940s and early 1950s. Beyond the veil malefemale dynami in muslim society saqi essentials by fatima mernissi.
Perseus books publishing 1991 mernissi, fatima women and fundamentalism middle east report 153 1998 pp. 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. Publication date 1987 topics muslim women, women publisher. Since the publication of her first book beyond the veil. In 1975, fatima mernissi s first book, beyond the veil, was published, and it was revolutionary. She is presently professor of sociology at the university mohammed v in rabat, morocco. Dreams of trespass is a tale of mernissis harem life from age 5 to 10. Dreams of trespass by fatima mernissi harvard university. Mernissi broke down the ethnocentric stereotypes western society had developed towards islam, especially islamic women.
M46 2003 late again for novembers selection for a year of feminist classics. When benizar bhutto gained power, she was lauded by many as the first female moslem ruler. Fatima is a precocious child and she is very close to her mother. A fascinating book scotland on sunday fatima mernissi is a true feminist, candid, articulate and persuasive. 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. Beyond the veil 1985, women and islam 1991 and women and islamic memory 1996. 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. Malefemale dynamics in a muslim society saqi essentials by fatema mernissi isbn. 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. Perseus books publishing 1994 mernissi, fatima the veil and the male elite. The book is the fruit of fatima mernissis incessant research in the role of women at the various stages of islamic history, which has led to a rereading of that history from the perspective of a feminist archaeology of knowledge. 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. She tries to demonstrate that there is a fundamental contradiction between islam as interpreted in official policy and equality between the sexes. Mernissi, however, has rediscovered numerous moslem queens and emphasizes the 15 she identifies as the most important.
Discover book depositorys huge selection of fatima mernissi books online. Basic, 1991 the question of the role of women in islamic political and economic ends. Malefemale dynami in muslim society saqi essentials series by fatima mernissi. Her first book beyond the veil was a revelation and a call. Fatema mernissi moroccan sociologist and writer britannica. Fatema mernissi was a moroccan feminist writer and sociologist. Malefemale dynamics in a modern muslim society cambridge, massachusetts. Fatema mernissi is a moroccan feminist and sociologist who is renowned for her work on womens rights within islam. In this classic study, internationally renowned sociologist fatema mernissi argues that. 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. The missiological implications of the islamic feminism of. A celebration of the work of farima mernissi, a moroccan feminist icon. Fatema mernissis most popular book is dreams of trespass. 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.
One of the most fascinating and instructive features of beyond the veil is the way ms mernissi. It will analyse what mernissi describes as the situation for women in islam, the roots of the problem and the solution needed. Boeken van fatima mernissi koop je eenvoudig online bij. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. Beyond the veil revised edition edition fatima mernissi on free shipping on qualifying offers. She looks back through fifteen centuries of islam and uncovers a hidden history of women who have held the reins of power, but whose lives and stories, achievements and. In 1975, fatima mernissis first book, beyond the veil, was published, and it was revolutionary.
Beyond the veil, a video radio series hosted by chris and sheree geo. Beyond the veil by fatima mernissi overdrive rakuten. If a reader were to select only one book in order to gain insight into womens status and prospects in islamic society, this study should be the one chosen for its clarity, honesty, viel of knowledge and thoughtprovoking qualities. Fatema mernissi, moroccan sociologist and writer born sept. Beyond the veil by fatema mernissi english news portal. Fatima mernissi is currently considered a single author.
Forgotten queens of islam fatima mernissi download. A feminist interpretation of womens rights in islam, translated by mary jo lakeland new york. Fatima mernissi is a true feminist, candid, articulate and persuasive. Mernissi is thorough in her dissertation of malefemale dynamics, and encourages the reader to form his or her own opinions about the topic. Beyond the veil is a captivating look at the past, present, and future positions of women in a deeply complex muslim society.
The headscarf itself did not matter, but silence was the true veil. The forgotten queens of islam university of minnesota press. Fatima mernissi is justifiably acclaimed for this thoroughly researched and. Malefemale dynamics in modern muslim society 9780253204233. This included the public life has provoked debate both within and without. In this book i want to demonstrate that there is a fundamental. The forgotten queens of islam, by fatima mernissi, is a significant historical work for moslems and for nonmoslems. She critically examines the classical corpus of religiousjuristic texts, including the hadith, and reinterprets them from a feminist perspective. 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. Fatimas work centered on gender relations in morocco and other arab muslim societies.
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. Introduction to beyond the veil by fatema mernissi a year of. All of the following are the work of thinkers from the arab. In this extraordinary new book, fatima mernissi shows that those proclaimed defenders of islamic tradition were not only misguided but wrong. In remembrance of one of feminisms trailblazing scholars who challenged muslim orthodoxy by placing women at the centre of her enquiry. A moroccan, she was born in 1940 into a middleclass home in fez, exactly. Mernissi s 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. The veil and the male elite, her book forgotten queens of islam establishes the inevitability of. Tales of a harem girlhood, scheherazade goes west, the veil and the male elite, and beyond the veil. In all of her many books, which she wrote in english and french and which have been translated into more than 30 languages, she attained a recognition far beyond the borders of morocco. From the writing of her first book, beyond the veil. Beyond the veil, revised edition by fatima mernissi, 9780253204233, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
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