Fatema Mernissi, a Moroccan sociologist who was one of the founders of Islamic feminism, whose work included studies of the sexual politics of Islamic Scripture and a memoir of her childhood in a ...

This is FRESH AIR. We're going to remember a woman who was described in today's New York Times obituary as a founder of Islamic feminism. Fatima Mernissi died November 30 at the age of 75 in Morocco.

For Western men, the very word harem typically provokes voluptuous sexual fantasies in which men have their way with vulnerable women who are happy to satisfy their ...

Harem. The mere mention of the word is enough to send a sly smile sliding across the lips of the average and straight Western man, conjuring images of sex on demand, services provided by dozens upon ...

From veils to polygamy, Islamic feminist Fatema Mernissi fearlessly tackles the most controversial customs in the Muslim world. Her first book – Beyond the Veil – was a revelation and a call to ...

Mernissi, a Moroccan sociologist whose books include Beyond the Veil, Islam and Democracy and Dreams of Trespass, died in Morocco on Nov. 30. She... Remembering Islamic Feminist Fatema Mernissi TERRY ...