To me, the Quran is a research book. Fatema Mernissi bookquranresearch Change image and share on social
No man could have accepted me because I am too rebellious. It would have been catastrophe. I am too into my own thing. Fatema Mernissi acceptcatastropheman Change image and share on social
So much of Islam is Judeo-Christianity. It's impossible to divorce them. Islam is 600 years after Christ. Thousands of years after Judaism. Christ, Moses, Abraham - they are all in the Koran. Fatema Mernissi abrahamchristchristianity Change image and share on social
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 1990sarabbase share on social
I go to the hamam and put henna on my skin and hair. Even when I go to New York, I let the shower run hot to create a steam hamam at my hotel. But when I finish with the bath, I put on expensive French creams. Fatema Mernissi bathcreamcreate share on social
The modern Muslim state has never presented itself as secular. Muslim nationalist forces, trapped by a militant and colonialist West unable to share or export its humanism, were driven to build up a rampart, to entrench themselves within the past. Fatema Mernissi buildcolonialistdrive share on social
Sharia law does not exist in the Koran. It was created by man. Fatema Mernissi createexistkoran Change image and share on social
Growing up, I was taught that a woman should lower her gaze so that men could never know her thoughts. The so-called modesty of Arab women is, in fact, a war tactic. Fatema Mernissi arabcallfact Change image and share on social
There has been a terrible hemorrhage of educated women to the West where they can flourish. I understand, but it is terrible. We must stay home. Fatema Mernissi educateflourishhemorrhage Change image and share on social
The woman with dark hair, wide hips, and a few extra pounds has always been the essence of beauty in Morocco. Fatema Mernissi beautydarkessence Change image and share on social
