The woman with dark hair, wide hips, and a few extra pounds has always been the essence of beauty in Morocco. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes beauty dark essence
Now that Arab women are pouring into the streets by the million, men discover with dismay that they, not women, were the captives of the harem dream. Fatema Mernissi arabcaptivediscover Change image and share on social
One cannot understand what's happening to women in the Middle East if they don't realize that the mothers are a strong, progressive force. The mothers push the daughters to get out of the harem, to get the education, to achieve what they could not even dream of. Fatema Mernissi achievedaughterdream share on social
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 beingcentralconvince share on social
As a writer, I try to do different things, but I'm not going to become a darker artist or turn into Radiohead overnight. I don't think that's my style. Eliza Doolittle artistdarkovernight Change image and share on social
Sometimes you see films, not just science fiction films, where you get the sense that if the camera were to pan just to the left or the right, all of a sudden you'd be seeing light stands and crew standing around. But with 'Blade Runner,' the beauty of it is that it felt like a real, breathing city. Duncan Jones beautybladebreathe share on social
Wikileaks in its essence is a publisher, pure and simple. They were very much in the same position as 'The New York Times' and 'The Guardian.' Alex Gibney essenceguardianposition Change image and share on social