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The Harem Within
The Harem Within | Fatima Mernissi
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As a little girl, Fatima Mernissi was often puzzled by the idea of the harem. Even if you accepted that men and women needed to be kept apart, she asked, why couldn't it be the woman who walked freely in the streets, while men stayed locked behind the harem gates? In this story, she tells of her childhood in a Fez harem in the 1940s, a period of social transition in Morocco.
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Martta
Martta
Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood | Fatima Mernissi
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Found this from recycle center yesterday. Can't wait to read it! 😍

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MommyWantsToReadHerBook
MommyWantsToReadHerBook
The Harem Within | Fatima Mernissi
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I loved this. Beautifully, meditatively written, it is "tales of a Moroccan girlhood" but very strictly centered around the themes of harem, womanhood, happiness, freedom, beauty... A wonderful read. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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MommyWantsToReadHerBook
MommyWantsToReadHerBook
The Harem Within | Fatima Mernissi
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We got up late-ish, about 7, and the girls almost immediately started playing with their Barbies and I've been reading. I guess I should start doing some stuff as it's almost 8...

LapReader I love it when kids play straight away without bothering me for breakfast. 5y
MommyWantsToReadHerBook @LapReader usually we read first... And it's not that I don't love it, it was just a treat to read my book for a change 🙂 5y
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MommyWantsToReadHerBook
MommyWantsToReadHerBook
The Harem Within | Fatima Mernissi
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I actually wanted to read some of her Muslim feminist writings, but this was all I could request through my library. Enjoying it immensely so far, though! We took the kids to the movies this morning, my youngest is passed out and I'm also exhausted and relaxing a bit.

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JanJan
JanJan
Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood | Fatima Mernissi
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This memoir of a Moroccan girlhood was one of my favorite assigned readings of college. #SomethingforSept #ShadesofBlue #SeptemberPhotoChallenge

RealLifeReading The Golem and the Jinni is such a lovely book 8y
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