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In beyond the veil, fatima mernissi argues that the islamic view of women as. Malefemale dynamics in modern muslim society 1975 mernissi has sought to reclaim the ideological. From the writing of her first book, beyond the veil. Fatema mernissi 19402015 was a leading advocate for womens rights in the muslim world. Malefemale dynamics in modern muslim society in 1975, mernissi has sought to reclaim the ideological discourse on women and sexuality from the.

Malefemale dynamics in a modern muslim society mernissi, fatima on. 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. Malefemale dynamics in a muslim society mernissi, fatema on. Her bestknown englishlanguage books include beyond the veil. Mernissi broke down the ethnocentric stereotypes western society had developed towards islam, especially islamic women. 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. She critically examines the classical corpus of religiousjuristic texts, including the hadith, and reinterprets them from a feminist perspective. 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.

Arab book world fatema mernissi is a true feminist, candid, articulate and persuasive. She is seen as one of moroccos influential feminist figures for she is a successful scholar, teacher, writer, and sociologist. Malefemale dynamics in a modern muslim society cambridge, massachusetts. Kop beyond the veil, revised edition av fatima mernissi pa.

Book recommendations, author interviews, editors picks, and more. In this classic study, internationally renowned sociologist fatema mernissi argues that. Beyond the veil is the result of her doctoral research and was first published in 1975. Malefemale dynamics in muslim society was written for her phd thesis and later published into a book which recognizes the power of muslim women in relation to the islam faith. My last semester at law school, i took an elective class on women in islamic law with a visiting professor from france, and mernissis beyond the veil was one of the assigned texts. Beyond the veil, revised edition fatima mernissi haftad. Malefemale dynamics in modern muslim society 9780253204233. If a reader were to select only one book in order to gain insight into womens. Born in fez to a middleclass family, mernissi studied at the mohammed v from the writing of her first book, beyond the veil. In 2003, she was awarded the prince of asturias award for literature along with susan sontag. Mernissi s works have been translated into thirty languages. Fatima mernissi is justifiably acclaimed for this thoroughly researched and. Malefemale dynamics in modern muslim society, which was first.

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. Malefemale dynamics in modern muslim society 1975, mernissi has sought to reclaim the ideological discourse on women and sexuality from the stranglehold of patriarchy. Malefemale dynamics in modern muslim society in 1975, mernissi has sought to reclaim the ideological. In this classic study, fatema mernissi argues that many muslim scholars historically. The second edition of the book, 2002, includes mernissi s introduction, while. Fatema mernissi is a moroccan feminist and sociologist who is renowned for her work on womens rights within islam. Regarded as a classic book in the united states, beyond the veil has never. In her preface to the english translation of the veil and the male elite 1991, mernissi affirms that when she finished writing the book she had no doubts of one thing. In 1975, fatima mernissis first book, beyond the veil, was published, and it was revolutionary.