Fatima mernissi etait devenue, dabord au maghreb puis audela, une icone pour toute. A feminist interpretation of womens rights in islam, translated by mary jo lakeland new york. On fatima mernissi i first met fatima mernissi, who died at the end of 2015 aged 75, in the 1960s when i was doing research for my doctorate in morocco. 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. From the writing of her first book, beyond the veil. Le prophete et les femmes par fatema mernissi ont ete vendues pour eur 9,90 chaque exemplaire. 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. Books by fatema mernissi author of dreams of trespass. To write is to believe communication is possible that other people are good, that you can awaken their. Mernissi, a moroccan sociologist whose books include beyond the veil, islam and democracy and dreams of trespass, died in morocco on nov. Media in category fatima mernissi the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. She is presently professor of sociology at the university mohammed v in rabat, morocco.
Fatima mernissi 1940 also transliterated as fatema mernissi moroccan nonfiction writer, memoirist, and editor. She distinguished islamic women from the homogenized group of third world women that western feminism had created. Her thoughts, visionary ideas, and extraordinary power of expression and communication could reach the minds and. 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 following entry presents an overview of mernissis career through 2001. Fatima mernissis careful research is fascinating and challenging. Le prophete et les femmes fatima mernissi mhammoud. In 1975, fatima mernissis first book, beyond the veil, was published, and it was revolutionary. Trivia 1 professor of sociology at rabatt university, she won spains prestigious prince of asturias prize in 2003. Kali for women, jan 1, 1991 social science 228 pages. Fatema mernissi quotes author of dreams of trespass. 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. Womens oppression, she maintains, is due to the political manipulation of religion by powerseeking, archaic muslim male elites.
Downtime africa mernissi nordic letters trending a woman for all seasons the world has lost a renowned muslim feminist with the. Join facebook to connect with fatima mernissi and others you may know. Nature is womans best friend, she yasmina often said. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. 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. 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. 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. Une enfance au harem par fatima mernissi ont ete vendues pour eur 5,10 chaque exemplaire. Tales of a harem girlhood, an insider s view of the daily restrictions of moroccan harem life.
Fatima was born and raised in fez in a harem that belonged to her affluent paternal grandmother and comprised two. This essay is a critical response to the article by mernissi fatema titled size six. Although her parents had a monogamous marriage, she grew up living in. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes. She speaks of a world that is not known about hopes and aspiration and make a comparison between colonial forces invading er country and the role and status of women it is about freedom time and space and how a person can be free on so many levels. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Fatema mernissi quotes showing of 53 nature is womans best friend, she yasmina often said.
Fatima was born and raised in fez in a harem that belonged to her affluent paternal grandmother and comprised two extended families and various female kin and servants. She was a writer, known for dreams of trespass 2002 and charlie rose 1991. She pursued her graduate education in the united states and in 1973 obtained a phd in sociology from. So begins fatima mernissi in this illuminating narrative of a childhood behind the iron gates of a domestic harem.
Telecharger aimer cest laisser ses peurs derriere soi. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. 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. 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. Fatima mernissi is currently considered a single author. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The book is originally written in english, although the author is an arabic native speaker. Like the great scholar albukhari, she exposes cases of fraudulence, where selfinterested parties tried. Beyond the veil by fatima mernissi overdrive rakuten. If youre having troubles, you just swim in the water, stretch out in a field, or look up at the stars. Phenomenal woman, still i rise, the road not taken, if you forget me, dreams. Buy the harem within new edition by mernissi, fatima isbn.
Fatima mernissi died in rabat on november 30, 2015. Il contient 321 pages et classe dans le genre themes. 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. 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. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Mar 26, 2016 relaxing harp music peaceful birds sounds, stress relief music forest light duration. Fatima mernissi primary author only author division. The western womens harem from scheherazade goes west by fatima mernissi, a moroccan feminist and professor at mohammed v university, who. Mernissi broke down the ethnocentric stereotypes western society had developed towards islam, especially islamic women. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability.
Relaxing harp music peaceful birds sounds, stress relief music forest light duration. Fatema mernissi, moroccan sociologist and writer born sept. Nov 30, 2015 media in category fatima mernissi the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Fatima mernissi s writing is like a liquid velvet flowing through the pages of her book, scented with moroccan orange and lemontree blossom. Beyond the veil malefemale dynami in muslim society saqi essentials 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. Here is a brilliant muslim woman on a quest to separate the wheat from the chaff in her tradition. Fatema mernissis most popular book is dreams of trespass. But fatima mernissi examined fifteen centuries of islamic history and discovered that the critics were wrong. Il contient 252 pages et classe dans le genre themes. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author.
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. If you wish to enjoy the above book, take your time, choose a comfortable armchair, far from noise, fly to 1940s. Whenever i came to rabat or lived there i made it my business to ring her up and visit her in her agdal apartment. She critically examines the classical corpus of religiousjuristic texts, including the hadith, and reinterprets them from a feminist perspective. Recovering the stories of fifteen islamic queens, this remarkable exploration. She left a legacy that will continue to inspire generations of men and women the world over. The following entry presents an overview of mernissi s career through 2001. Fatima mernissi biographie et livres ecrivain au livre. Fatima mernissi poems poems of fatima mernissi poem hunter. Fatema mernissi was a moroccan feminist writer and sociologist.
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