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, they tell me to wear the veil. Here, they are telling me to put my hips in a little girl's skirt, and I am this lovely full woman. You've got this Ph.D. and you're worrying, 'Am I skinny enough?' Fatema Mernissi fullgirlhave share on social
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
