It was first published in French in 1987, and translated into English in 1991. Fatema's 'The Veil and the Male Elite: A Feminist Interpretation of Islam is a quasi-historical study of role of the wives of the Prophet (peace be upon him). She wrote many articles and books on women in Morocco and women and Islam from a contemporary as well as from a historical perspective. 'Beyond the Veil' has become a classic, especially in the fields of anthropology and sociology on women in the Arab World, the Mediterranean area or Muslim societies in general. A revised edition was published in Britain in 1985 and in the US in 1987. The book, 'Beyond The Veil: Male-Female Dynamics in Modern Muslim Society', (1975), a study of the lives of Arab women shot Moroccan writer, Fatema Mernissi, to international fame.
Moroccan sociologist of International fameĪ Moroccan sociologist Fatema Mernissi was one of the founders of Islamic feminism.Ī long-time faculty member of Mohammed V University in Rabat, the capital, Professor Mernissi, who wrote in Arabic, French and English, published and lectured worldwide.
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