A feminist interpretation of womens rights in islam, translated by mary jo lakeland new york. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Fatima mernissi, one of moroccos foremost writers in the fields of sociology and islamic feminism, has died. Beyond the veil malefemale dynamics in a modern muslim society by. Malefemale dynamics in muslim society was written for her phd thesis and later published. Beyond the veil, revised edition by fatima mernissi, 9780253204233, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Fatema mernissi and islamic feminism literary theory and. This included the public life has provoked debate both within and without. Fatema mernissi 19402015 was a leading advocate for womens rights in the muslim world. She was best known for her books beyond the veil, tales of a harem girlhood and the. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author.
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. Mernissi s works have been translated into thirty languages. She is presently professor of sociology at the university mohammed v in rabat, morocco. Pdf on aug 1, 2015, miriam cooke published fatima mernissi. Malefemale dynamics in a muslim society saqi essentials by fatema mernissi isbn. Contemporary muslim womens reveiling movement, in the american journal of islamic social sciences 17, 3, fall 2000. 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. Jul, 2017 fatema mernissi is a moroccan feminist and sociologist who is renowned for her work on womens rights within islam. Malefemale dynamics in modern muslim society 9780253204233.
In 2003, she was awarded the prince of asturias award for literature along with susan sontag. Tales of a harem girlhood, an insider s view of the daily restrictions of moroccan harem life. A revised edition was published in britain in 1985 and in the us in 1987. Malefemale dynamics in a muslim society saqi essentials by. 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. She was a writer, known for dreams of trespass 2002 and charlie rose 1991. Born in fez to a middleclass family, mernissi studied at the mohammed v from the writing of her first book, beyond the veil. Fatima mernissi died in rabat on november 30, 2015. 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.
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. In remembrance of one of feminisms trailblazing scholars who challenged muslim orthodoxy by placing women at the centre of her enquiry. 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. Fatema mernissi, moroccan sociologist and writer born sept. Fatema mernissi moroccan sociologist and writer britannica. 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. From the writing of her first book, beyond the veil. Section one provides an emic view by summarising mernissi s central arguments. Fatema mernissi is a moroccan feminist and sociologist who is renowned for her work on womens rights within islam. 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. This is fatima mernissi writer, sociologist, arab and muslim feminist islam women. Although her parents had a monogamous marriage, she grew up living in.
The missiological implications of the islamic feminism of. Publication date 1987 topics muslim women, women publisher. 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. Basic, 1991 the question of the role of women in islamic political and economic ends. The following entry presents an overview of mernissi s career through 2001. She tries to demonstrate that there is a fundamental contradiction between islam as interpreted in official policy and equality between the sexes. 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. My last semester at law school, i took an elective class on women in islamic law with a visiting professor from france, and mernissi s beyond the veil was one of the assigned texts. 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. Beyond the veil is a captivating look at the past, present, and future positions of women in a deeply complex muslim society.
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. Beyond the veil, examines islam from a feminist perspective and critiques. As it winds toward the end of the year, this does sometimes happen. Dec 18, 2015 fatimas work centered on gender relations in morocco and other arab muslim societies. Books by fatema mernissi author of dreams of trespass. Beyond the veil 1985, women and islam 1991 and women and islamic memory 1996. Malefemale dynamics in a modern muslim society cambridge, massachusetts. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability.
Malefemale dynami in muslim society saqi essentials. Late again for novembers selection for a year of feminist classics. 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. Whenever i came to rabat or lived there i made it my business to ring her up and visit her in her agdal apartment. Mernissi s first monograph, beyond the veil, was published in 1975. Fatima mernissi primary author only author division.
Fatema mernissi feminist author of the veil and the male elite. An expanded and updated edition of this classic study includes a new introduction on muslim women and fundamentalism, in which fatima mernissi argues that. It will analyse what mernissi describes as the situation for women in islam, the roots of the problem and the solution needed. Mernissis first monograph, beyond the veil, was published in 1975. Male female dynamics in modern muslim society 1975, and the veil. Three main publications form the basis for this outline. Beyond the veil is the result of her doctoral research. Fatema mernissis most popular book is dreams of trespass. Fatima mernissi is currently considered a single author. Beyond the veil by fatema mernissi english news portal.
And the veil challenging historical muslim women ij. Fatima mernissi 1940 also transliterated as fatema mernissi moroccan nonfiction writer, memoirist, and editor. Beyond the veil malefemale dynami in muslim society saqi essentials by fatima mernissi. Mernissi is thorough in her dissertation of malefemale dynamics, and encourages the reader to form his or her own opinions about the topic. 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. 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. In this classic study, internationally renowned sociologist fatema mernissi argues that. Malefemale dynamics in modern muslim society revised ed 1st midland book ed by f mernissi isbn. This article focuses on fatima mernissis, and amina waduds views of feminism from the eastern perspective. In this classic study, fatema mernissi argues that many muslim scholars historically portrayed women as active and in possession of an aggressive sexuality.
She left a legacy that will continue to inspire generations of men and women the world over. 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. Beyond the veil by fatima mernissi overdrive rakuten. Beyond the veil male female dynamics in a modern muslim society by fatima mernissi a.
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