Fatema Mernissi Quotes

To understand the fanatic rejection of women's liberation in the Muslim world, one has to take into account the time factor. Most of us educated women have illiterate mothers. The conservative wave against women in the Muslim world is a defense mechanism against profound changes in both sex roles and the touchy subject of sexual identity.

Fatema Mernissi

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Gary L. Francione
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Daniel Boulud
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J. August Richards
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- Time
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B. Wayne Hughes
- Time
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