Fatema Mernissi, Author . Washington Square $25.95 (240p) ISBN 978-0-7434-1242-1
For Western men, the very word harem
typically provokes voluptuous sexual fantasies in which men have their way with vulnerable women who are happy to satisfy their needs, observes Mernissi, feminist sociologist and Koranic scholar. In Islamic...
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Fatema Mernissi, Author, Mary J. Lakeland, Translator Addison Wesley Publishing Company $24.9 (195p) ISBN 978-0-201-60883-0
In this deeply textured philosophical analysis, Mernissi ( The Veil and the Male Elite ), a sociologist in Morocco, argues cogently that Islam has been perverted by Arab leaders who want to deny their people democracy. Mixing personal experience,...
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Fatema Mernissi, Author, Ruth V. Ward, Photographer Addison Wesley Publishing Company $23 (242p) ISBN 978-0-201-62649-0
This rich, magical and absorbing growing-up tale set in a little-known culture reflects many universals about women. The setting is a ``domestic harem''in the 1940s city of Fez, where an extended family arrangement keeps the women mostly apart from...
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Fatema Mernissi, Author, Fatima Mernissi, Author Addison Wesley Publishing Company $24.9 (228p) ISBN 978-0-201-52321-8
Muhammad was a chief of state who publicly acknowledged the importance of affection and sexuality. He was a polygynous husband whose wives were not just background figures but often shared decision-making with him. According to Moroccan sociologist...
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Fatema Mernissi, Author, Fatima Mernissi, Author Basic Books $18 (208p) ISBN 978-0-201-62483-0
A sociologist argues that Islam has been perverted by Arab leaders who seek to deny their people democracy. (Oct.)
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