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Fatema Mernissi

1940 - 2015

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Fatema Mernissi (Arabic: فاطمة مرنيسي, romanized: Fāṭima Marnīsī; 27 September 1940 – 30 November 2015) was a Moroccan feminist writer and sociologist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fatema Mernissi has received more than 259,860 page views. Her biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Fatema Mernissi is the 884th most popular writer (up from 913th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Morocco (down from 14th in 2019) and the most popular Moroccan Writer.

Fatema Mernissi is a Moroccan feminist and sociologist who is most famous for her book "Beyond the Veil: Male-Female Dynamics in Modern Muslim Society."

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Notable Works

Beyond the Veil
Equality
Mernissi explores the historical links between the religion of Islam, the societal oppression of women, and the suppression of democracy in predominantly Muslim nations
1985
The veil and the male elite [electronic resource] : a feminist interpretation of women's rights in Islam
Social Science
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.
19925 / 5
Las Sultanas Olvidadas
2004
Un Libro Para La Paz (Personalia)
Scheherazade Goes West
Social Science
A leading Islamic sociologist examines Western attitudes toward women, drawing on the ancient Islamic tradition of oral storytelling and her own experiences to offer a candid look at feminism and women's culture.
20012 / 5
Islam and democracy
History
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.
2002

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Fatema Mernissi ranks 884 out of 7,302. Before her are Viktor Shklovsky, Ghassan Kanafani, Dashiell Hammett, Luis Sepúlveda, Joseph Campbell, and Theodoret. After her are Marko Marulić, Jorge Semprún, Marilyn vos Savant, Cormac McCarthy, Julien Green, and Silius Italicus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Fatema Mernissi ranks 68. Before her are George A. Romero, James Cromwell, Joachim Frank, Astrud Gilberto, Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein, and Jacques Rancière. After her are Dennis Tito, John Gotti, Bruce Chatwin, Raul Julia, Brian Josephson, and Roberto Cavalli. Among people deceased in 2015, Fatema Mernissi ranks 49. Before her are Colleen McCullough, James Last, Faten Hamama, Frei Otto, René Girard, and James Horner. After her are Yves Chauvin, Benedict Anderson, Mathieu Kérékou, Michele Ferrero, Richard F. Heck, and Assia Djebar.

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In Morocco

Among people born in Morocco, Fatema Mernissi ranks 15 out of 264. Before her are Ismail Ibn Sharif (1646), Nathalie Delon (1941), Alain Badiou (1937), Serge Haroche (1944), Michel Galabru (1922), and Ibn Tumart (1097). After her are Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur (1160), Yusef of Morocco (1882), Ahmad al-Mansur (1549), Abu Yaqub Yusuf (1138), Zeno of Verona (300), and Tahar Ben Jelloun (1944).

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Among WRITERS In Morocco

Among writers born in Morocco, Fatema Mernissi ranks 1. After her are Tahar Ben Jelloun (1944), Daniel Pennac (1944), Mohamed Choukri (1935), Dunash ben Labrat (920), Driss Chraïbi (1926), Ahmed Rami (1946), Eva Illouz (1961), Malika Oufkir (1953), Muriel Barbery (1969), Katherine Pancol (1954), and Leïla Slimani (1981).

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