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Beyond the Veil, Revised Edition

Male-Female Dynamics in Modern Muslim Society

By: Fatima Mernissi

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Beyond the Veil, Revised Edition

Male-Female Dynamics in Modern Muslim Society

By: Fatima Mernissi

From the writing of her first book, Beyond the Veil: Male-Female Dynamics in Modern Muslim Society in 1975, Mernissi has sought to reclaim the ideological discourse on women and sexuality from the stranglehold of patriarchy. She critically examines the classical corpus of religious-juristic texts, including the Hadith, and reinterprets them from a feminist perspective. In her view, the Muslim ideal of the silent, passive, obedient woman has nothing to do with the authentic message of Islam. Rather, it is a construction of the 'ulama', the male jurists-theologians who manipulated and distorted the religious texts in order to preserve the patriarchal system. Mernissi's work explores the relationship between sexual ideology, gender identity, sociopolitical organization, and the status of women in Islam; her special focus, however, is Moroccan society and culture. As a feminist, her work represents an attempt to undermine the ideological and political systems that silence and oppress Muslim women.

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Indiana University Press

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0253204232

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9780253204233

The Veil And The Male Elite

A Feminist Interpretation Of Women's Rights In Islam

By: Fatima Mernissi

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The Veil And The Male Elite

A Feminist Interpretation Of Women's Rights In Islam

By: Fatima Mernissi

Convinced that the veil is a symbol of unjust male authority over women, in The Veil and the Male Elite, Moroccan feminist Fatima Mernissi aims to investigate the origins of the practice in the first Islamic community.

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Basic Books

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0201632217

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Dreams Of Trespass

Tales Of A Harem Girlhood

By: Fatima Mernissi

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Dreams Of Trespass

Tales Of A Harem Girlhood

By: Fatima Mernissi

This "wonderful and enchanting" memoir tells the revelatory true story of one Muslim girl's life in her family's French Moroccan harem, set against the backdrop of World War II (The New York Times Book Review). "I was born in a harem in 1940 in Fez, Morocco..." So begins Fatima Mernissi in this illuminating narrative of a childhood behind the iron gates of a domestic harem. 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. A beautifully written account of a girl confronting the mysteries of time and place, gender and sex, Dreams of Trespass illuminates what it was like to be a modern Muslim woman in a place steeped in tradition.

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Basic Books

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0201489376

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9780201489378

Islam And Democracy

Fear Of The Modern World With New Introduction

By: Fatima Mernissi

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Islam And Democracy

Fear Of The Modern World With New Introduction

By: Fatima Mernissi

Is Islam compatible with democracy? Must fundamentalism win out in the Middle East, or will democracy ever be possible? In this now-classic book, Islamic sociologist Fatima Mernissi explores the ways in which progressive Muslims--defenders of democracy, feminists, and others trying to resist fundamentalism--must use the same sacred texts as Muslims who use them for violent ends, to prove different views. Updated with a new introduction by the author written in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States, Islam and Democracy serves as a guide to the players moving the pieces on the rather grim Muslim chessboard. It shines new light on the people behind today's terrorist acts and raises provocative questions about the possibilities for democracy and human rights in the Islamic world. Essential reading for anyone interested in the politics of the Middle East today, Islam and Democracy is as timely now as it was upon its initial, celebrated publication.

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Basic Books

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0738207454

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The Forgotten Queens of Islam

By: Fatima Mernissi

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The Forgotten Queens of Islam

By: Fatima Mernissi

Mernissi recounts the extraordinary stories of fifteen queen s and reflects on the implications for the ways in which politics is practiced in Islam today, a world in which women are largely excluded form the political domain.

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U of Minnesota Press

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0816624399

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9780816624393

Beyond the Veil, Revised Edition

Male-Female Dynamics in Modern Muslim Society

By: Fatima Mernissi

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Male-Female Dynamics in Modern Muslim Society

By: Fatima Mernissi

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The Forgotten Queens of Islam

By: Fatima Mernissi

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Islam And Democracy

Fear Of The Modern World With New Introduction

By: Fatima Mernissi

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Fear Of The Modern World With New Introduction

By: Fatima Mernissi

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Basic Books

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0786731001

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Islam and Social Work

Culturally Sensitive Practice in a Diverse World

By: Crabtree, Sara Ashencaen,Husain, Fatima,Basia Spalek

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Islam and Social Work

Culturally Sensitive Practice in a Diverse World

By: Crabtree, Sara Ashencaen,Husain, Fatima,Basia Spalek

Social services have typically addressed equality and diversity issues through the lens of race and ethnicity, while the faith identities of minority ethnic communities have been largely bypassed. But in our contemporary world, there is a strong need for policies and services that are sensitive to faith in general and to Islam in particular. This unique book enables social work practitioners to gain a deeper understanding of how Islamic principles inform and influence the lives of Muslim populations. Designed to support work with families and faith communities, it examines religious precepts, cosmologies, philosophies, and daily practices, while acknowledging cultural variants and population heterogeneity. The second edition includes a comprehensive update of the research literature; detailed description and explanation of contemporary social work practice with Muslim service users, using an updated and expanded collection of international case studies; and new sections on religious extremism, aging, and end-of-life care. The only book specifically addressing social work with Muslim communities, Islam and Social Work provides an essential toolkit for culturally sensitive social work practice.

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Policy Press

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1447330099

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9781447330097

Women, Gender, and Language in Morocco

By: Fatima Sadiqi

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Women, Gender, and Language in Morocco

By: Fatima Sadiqi

This text is an original investigation in the complex relationship between women, gender, and language in a Muslim, multilingual, and multicultural setting. Moroccan women's use of monolingualism (oral literature) and multilingualism (code-switching) reflects their agency and gender-role subversion in a heavily patriarchal society.

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BRILL

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9004128530

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9789004128538

Gender, Literacy, and Empowerment in Morocco

By: Fatima Agnaou

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Gender, Literacy, and Empowerment in Morocco

By: Fatima Agnaou

This book's concept concerns the positive correlation between literacy and women's development and empowerment in developing countries.

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Routledge

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1135937257

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9781135937256

Women and the Codification of the Amazigh Language

By: Fatima Sadiqi

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Women and the Codification of the Amazigh Language

By: Fatima Sadiqi

Often associated with the ‘rural’, the ‘exotic’ or the ‘folkloric’, Amazigh women’s ancestral art of weaving has not received much attention in Amazigh Studies. Drawing on primary sources, manuscripts, and printed texts, in libraries and archives, this book sheds new light on Amazigh women’s weaving practices, arguing that it was the ancestral rug designs that inspired the Amazigh alphabet Tifinagh. In doing so, the author reveals the active role women played in the process of codifying the Amazigh language. This book is of interest to scholars in Amazigh studies, women’s history, anthropology, and linguistics.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1666917729

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The Veil And The Male Elite

A Feminist Interpretation Of Women's Rights In Islam

By: Fatima Mernissi

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The Veil And The Male Elite

A Feminist Interpretation Of Women's Rights In Islam

By: Fatima Mernissi

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Basic Books

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0201632217

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Women and Islam

An Historical and Theological Enquiry

By: Fatima Mernissi

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Women and Islam

An Historical and Theological Enquiry

By: Fatima Mernissi

In this book the author, who is both a feminist and a Muslim, aims to shed light on the status of women in Islam by examining and reassessing the literary sources as far back as seventh-century Islam. She portrays how, far from being the oppressor of women that his detractors have claimed, the Prophet upheld the equality of all true believers. Sifting through the mass of literature surrounding the life, works and teachings of Muhammad, some surprising facts emerge such as descriptions of how the wives of the Prophet discussed politics with him, and even went to war. Later restrictions and impositions on women such as the veil were never, she finds, the intention of the Prophet.

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818896512X

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The Women's Khutbah Book

Contemporary Sermons on Spirituality and Justice from Around the World

By: Sa'diyya Shaikh,Fatima Seedat

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The Women's Khutbah Book

Contemporary Sermons on Spirituality and Justice from Around the World

By: Sa'diyya Shaikh,Fatima Seedat

A first-ever collection of contemporary Muslim women's khutbahs (sermons) drawing on their social, religious, and spiritual experiences and framed by original reflections on an emerging Muslim feminist ethics Within the Muslim world, there is a dynamic and exciting social change afoot: a number of communities across the globe have embraced more gender-inclusive and representative ideas of religious authority. Within some spaces, women have taken on the role of preacher at the Jumu'ah (Friday) communal prayers. In other communities, women have been leading the prayers, officiating at marriage and funeral ceremonies, or participating on mosque boards or executive committees. These new developments signify a transformation in contemporary positions on gender and religious authority. This pioneering book makes an innovative contribution to Muslim feminist ethics. It is grounded in a collection of religious sermons (khutbahs) by contemporary Muslim women in a variety of new and emerging contexts, in South Africa, Senegal, Egypt, Malaysia, Pakistan, Indonesia, Canada, Mexico, the United States, Germany, Denmark, and the United Kingdom.

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Yale University Press

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0300244169

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9780300244168

Party Politics, Religion, and Women's Leadership

Lebanon in Comparative Perspective

By: Fatima Sbaity Kassem

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Party Politics, Religion, and Women's Leadership

Lebanon in Comparative Perspective

By: Fatima Sbaity Kassem

Exploring the interlinkages of political parties, religiosity, and women's leadership and nominations to public office, this book argues that as party religiosity increases, women's chances of assuming leadership positions fall. Combining qualitative and quantitative methods, it advances a new theory of party variation in religiosity.

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Springer

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1137333219

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9781137333216

Postcolonial African Writers

A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook

By: Siga Fatima Jagne,Pushpa Parekh

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Postcolonial African Writers

A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook

By: Siga Fatima Jagne,Pushpa Parekh

Postcolonial African writers have made an enormous contribution to world literature. These writers frequently examine such issues as emerging identities in the postcolonial climate, neo-colonialism and new forms of oppression, cultural and political hegemonies, neo-elitism, language appropriation, and economic instability. During the last decade, their works have elicited increasing critical attention. This reference book overviews the richness of postcolonial African literature. The volume focuses on how postcoloniality is reflected in the novels, poetry, prose, and drama of major, minor, and emerging writers from diverse countries in Africa, including representative North and South African writers as well as writers of the Indian diaspora born in Africa. While authors in indigenous African languages continue to produce valuable works, the volume principally considers Anglophone and Francophone authors, along with two Lusophone writers. The reference book begins with an introductory essay on postcolonial criticism and African writing. The volume then presents alphabetically arranged profiles of approximately 60 writers, such as Chinua Achebe, Ama Ata Aidoo, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Buchi Emecheta, Nadine Gordimer, Bessie Head, Tabar Ben Jelloun, Doris Lessing, Peter Nazareth, Gabriel Okara, Femi Osofisan, and Efua Theodora Sutherland. Each entry includes a brief biography, a discussion of major works and themes that appear in the author's writings, an overview of the critical response to the author's works, and a bibliography of primary and secondary sources. These profiles are written by expert contributors and reflect many valuable perspectives. The volume concludes with a selected general bibliography of the most important critical works on postcolonial African literature.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1567508804

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9781567508802

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