"The woman with dark hair, wide hips, and a few extra pounds has always been the essence of beauty in Morocco."
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Fatema Mernissi (1940-2015) was a pioneering Moroccan feminist sociologist and writer, whose influential works challenged the roles of women in Islamic societies. Born in Fez, Mernissi grew up in a harem, which sparked her lifelong exploration of gender, identity, and social structures. Her acclaimed books, including "Beyond the Veil" and "The Veil and the Male Elite," interrogate the intersection of tradition and modernity. Mernissi’s legacy endures as a voice of empowerment, redefining the narrative of Muslim women and advocating for their rights globally.
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"Educated women armed with computers have defeated extremists by denying them a monopoly to define cultural identity and interpret religious texts. No extremist can say that women are inferior to men without being made a laughingstock on Al Jazeera. Islam insisted on equality between everyone."
Fatema Mernissi
"In Islamic societies, politicians can manipulate almost everything. But thus far, no fundamentalist leader has been able to convince his supporters to renounce Islam's central virtue - the principle of strict equality between human beings, regardless of sex, race, or creed."
Fatema Mernissi"Since all power from the seventh century on was only legitimated by religion, political forces and economic interests pushed for the fabrication of false traditions."
Fatema Mernissi"The waves of religion based on terrorism in the 1990s are based on the tormented response of a mutilated Muslim society whose progressive forces have been savagely emasculated. Why on earth is the Arab world so hostile to women? Why can it not see women as a force for development?"
Fatema Mernissi