Women and Islam: An Historical and Theological Enquiriy by Fatema Mernissi

Women and Islam: An Historical and Theological Enquiriy

Fatema Mernissi

238 pages first pub 1988 (editions)

nonfiction feminism religion challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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"Those who entrust their affairs to a woman will never know prosperity." This saying is attributed to the Prophet Mohammed. However, as Mernissi tries to show, the position of women in Islamic societies is far from unambiguous. She argues that the...

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