I, as a Muslim woman living in 1993, I want to have two things - the mosque and the satellite, both at the same time. And no one can mutilate me by telling me I cannot have the mosque or the Koran.
I am intelligent enough to be critical towards the West and take what I need and reject what is bad for me. - Fatema Mernissi
I am intelligent enough to be critical towards the West and take what I need and reject what is bad for me.
- Fatema Mernissi
Nature is woman's best friend,' she [Yasmina] often said. 'If you're having troubles, you just swim in the water, stretch out in a field, or look up … - Fatema Mernissi
Nature is woman's best friend,' she [Yasmina] often said. 'If you're having troubles, you just swim in the water, stretch out in a field, or look up …
I, as a Muslim woman living in 1993, I want to have two things - the mosque and the satellite, both at the same time. And no one can mutilate me by t… - Fatema Mernissi
I, as a Muslim woman living in 1993, I want to have two things - the mosque and the satellite, both at the same time. And no one can mutilate me by t…
Morocco is such a beautiful place. It's incredibly beautiful. And also it is captivating place because for a writer, you feel that you make impact. - Fatema Mernissi
Morocco is such a beautiful place. It's incredibly beautiful. And also it is captivating place because for a writer, you feel that you make impact.
The real mistake of women was to let the memoir, the collective, the history, space of producing history - to let it in the hands of men. - Fatema Mernissi
The real mistake of women was to let the memoir, the collective, the history, space of producing history - to let it in the hands of men.
Pessimism is the luxury of the powerful. - Fatema Mernissi
Pessimism is the luxury of the powerful.
Maturity is when you start feeling the motion of zaman (time) as if it is a sensuous caress. p.216 - Fatema Mernissi
Maturity is when you start feeling the motion of zaman (time) as if it is a sensuous caress. p.216
Being frozen into the passive position of an object whose very existence depends on the eye of its beholder turn the educated modern Western women in… - Fatema Mernissi
Being frozen into the passive position of an object whose very existence depends on the eye of its beholder turn the educated modern Western women in…
Writing is one of the most ancient forms of prayer. To write is to believe communication is possible that other people are good, that you can awaken … - Fatema Mernissi
Writing is one of the most ancient forms of prayer. To write is to believe communication is possible that other people are good, that you can awaken …
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