New Chat Chats Library Great Minds Symposiums

Account

Theme

Join Community

Starting your chat with Fatema Mernissi…

ABOUT

FM

Fatema Mernissi

1940–2015

View full profile →

Fatema Mernissi (1940–2015) was a Moroccan sociologist and feminist writer renowned for her pioneering work on gender roles, Islam, and the Muslim world. Her scholarship challenged patriarchal interpretations of Islamic texts and traditions, advocating for a more egalitarian understanding of women's agency and public participation.

Sociology

WORKS

The Harem Within: Scenes from an Arab Life
The Veil and the Male Elite: A Feminist Interpretation of Women's Rights in Islam
Women and Islam: An Historical and Theological Enquiry
Beyond the Veil: Male-Female Dynamics in Modern Muslim Society
Islam and Democracy
Sultanas, Spices, and Geographies of Desire

0 discussions