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by Fatima Mernissi (Author) "Muslims suffer from a mal du present just as the vouth of Romantic Europe suffered from a mal du siecle ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Perseus Books; Reprint edition (30 Nov 1992)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0201632217
  • ISBN-13: 978-0201632217
  • Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Marvelous inquiry into the sources of Islamic traditions, 29 Nov 2004
By Brian Griffith (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews
Fatima Mernissi's careful research is fascinating and challenging. Here is a brilliant Muslim woman on a quest to separate the wheat from the chaff in her tradition. Like the great scholar Al-Bukhari, she exposes cases of fraudulence, where self-interested parties tried to impose their own prejudices as articles of faith. But at the same time Mernissi reveals an inspiring earlier version of Islam, where devotion to real partnership and equality prevails. I think Mernissi's work is at least as important as any recent writing by Christian scholars toward uncovering the historical Jesus and the original face of Christianity.

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars powerfully written and well researched, 10 Jan 1999
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like few other current muslim scholars, mernissi goes back to old sources such as tabari to proove her point. its a wonderful look at what has been lost in the message of islam. and what can be.
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15 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An important work, 14 Jan 1998
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I find it interesting that another reader found, within the pages of this book, justification for a Muslim woman wearing a piece of cloth to cover her head. My perception of Ms. Mernissi's views is quite the opposite. What she was trying to say throughout the whole book can be summed up in one of the final questions she asks in her conclusion: "How did the tradition succeed in transforming the Muslim woman into that submissive, marginal creature who buries herself and only goes out into the world timidly and huddled in her veils?" Mernissi then questions why a Muslim man needs such a "mutilated companion." These ideas are what make this book so important. Mernissi clearly reveals the reasons why the tradition of hiding under a veil came about. Many Muslim women feel honored to wear a hijab (head covering) because, for one reason, they feel it earns them greater respect. Mernissi's view is that when the tradition first started, most (if not all) women were considered slaves. The covering of the head signified a woman was not to be considered a slave, but someone who had converted to Islam. I highly recommend this book to every woman, Muslim and non-Muslim, (and man, for that matter) who questions the present treatment of women in the Islamic religion.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Well-written, but weak proofs
I agree with her point, that men, have misused Islam to opress woman. I love her writing, so clear, so lucid. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book.

The book shows how the Holy Prophet treated women and how kind he was to them. The book is an excellent guidence for any woman who is thinking of starting to wear the hijab... Read more

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