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”I was born in a harem in 1940 in Fez, Morocco...” So begins Fatima Mernissi in this exotic and rich narrative of a childhood behind the iron gates of a domestic harem. In Dreams of Trespass , Mernissi weaves her own memories with the dreams and memories of the women who surrounded her in the... read more

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I WAS BORN in a harem in 1940 in Fez, a ninth-century Moroccan city some five thousand kilometers west of Mecca, and one thousand kilometers south of Madrid, one dangerous capitals of the Christians.

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  1. Fatima Mernissi (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Perseus Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1994
ISBN: 0201626497
Page Count: 242

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