In her preface to the english translation of the veil and the male elite 1991, mernissi affirms that when she finished writing the book she had no doubts of one thing. In 2003, she was awarded the prince of asturias award for literature along with susan sontag. Kop beyond the veil, revised edition av fatima mernissi pa. Malefemale dynamics in a modern muslim society mernissi, fatima on. Mernissi broke down the ethnocentric stereotypes western society had developed towards islam, especially islamic women. Malefemale dynamics in modern muslim society in 1975, mernissi has sought to reclaim the ideological.
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Born in fez to a middleclass family, mernissi studied at the mohammed v from the writing of her first book, beyond the veil. The second edition of the book, 2002, includes mernissi s introduction, while. Malefemale dynamics in modern muslim society in 1975, mernissi has sought to reclaim the ideological discourse on women and sexuality from the. Malefemale dynamics in modern muslim society, which was first. Malefemale dynamics in modern muslim society in 1975, mernissi has sought to reclaim the ideological discourse on women and sexuality from the stranglehold of patriarchy. Born in fez to a middleclass family, mernissi studied at the mohammed v university in rabat and later went to paris, where she worked briefly as a journalist.
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