Scheherazade Goes West

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Fatema Mernissi, the world renowned Islamic feminist, has shed unprecedented light on the lives of women in the Middle East, in works hailed as enchantingThe New York Times Book Review , exuberantElle , and remarkableThe Washington Post Book World. Now, in Scheherazade Goes West, Mernissi reveals her unique experiences as a liberated, independent Moroccan woman faced with the peculiarities and unexpected encroachments of Western culture Her often surprising discoveries about the conditions of and attitudes toward women around the world and the exquisitely embroidered amalgam of clear eyed autobiography and dazzling meta fiction by which she relates those assorted discoveries add up to a deliciously wry, engagingly cosmopolitan, and deeply penetrating narrative. Free Read [ Scheherazade Goes West ] By [ Fatema Mernissi ] – kino-fada.fr , , ,, , , , ,, , Fatema begins her book by narrating the story of The Lady with the Feather Dress mentioned in the The Arabian Nights.she tells it from her grandmother s perspective who changed the end, that instead of living happily ever after , that lady left her husband and went back to her island home , as she was deprived from her wings,the main message is that a woman should lead her life , She should be ready to move, the tale teaches, that love can engulf and imprison you She is impressed by the wisdo Fatema begins her book by narrating th...75 400 75 400Jean Auguste Ingres Le Bain Turc1 220 221 23436 38 , , , , , ,, , ,,,,,,, , , 36 , _________________________ 234 1 220 220 234 . 2007 .0 2007 .0_ _38 38 235 38 0 _ _ 238 0 I wasn t sure what to make of this at first, but I rather like it It s playful and a bit tongue in cheek, but also a sly allegory of sexual politics East and West Mernissi uses the occasion of an author tour promoting her Dreams of Trespass to talk about Western v Eastern views of the harem and of harem women She plays the role of the slightly naive visitor trying to ask why Western artists and authors insist on portraying the women of Turkish and Arab harems as silent, yet habitually uncl I wa....While it is possible to read this book prior to reading Dreams of Trespass Tales of a Harem Girlhood, I would recommend reading Dreams first.This book looks at the idea of the harem from the Western male view, something which confuses Mernissi because h... .

Scheherazade Goes West
  • English
  • 01 March 2018
  • Paperback
  • 240 pages
  • 0743412435
  • Fatema Mernissi
  • Scheherazade Goes West