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In this episode we take you through Dreams of Trespass - Tales of a Harem Girlhood by the Moroccan author Fatima Mernissi. The book is a memoir that whispers, questions, and gently dismantles the walls — both visible and invisible — that shape identity, womanhood, and belonging.
Find us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/threads_of_ifriqiya
And TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@threadsofifriqiya
You can find the New York Times article on Fatima Mernissi here: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/10/world/middleeast/fatema-mernissi-a-founder-of-islamic-feminism-dies-at-75.html#:~:text=Fatema%20Mernissi%2C%20a%20Moroccan%20sociologist,her%20literary%20agent%2C%20Edite%20Kroll.
00:00 Intro
01:44 Book Intro and synopsis
05:53 The Author
10:24 Background and title
11:56 The main themes
18:18 What is a harem ?
29:17 Feminist momentum
47:17 Education
55:44 On identity and cultural blending in Morocco
01:06:35 Outro
In this episode we take you through Dreams of Trespass - Tales of a Harem Girlhood by the Moroccan author Fatima Mernissi. The book is a memoir that whispers, questions, and gently dismantles the walls — both visible and invisible — that shape identity, womanhood, and belonging.
Find us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/threads_of_ifriqiya
And TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@threadsofifriqiya
You can find the New York Times article on Fatima Mernissi here: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/10/world/middleeast/fatema-mernissi-a-founder-of-islamic-feminism-dies-at-75.html#:~:text=Fatema%20Mernissi%2C%20a%20Moroccan%20sociologist,her%20literary%20agent%2C%20Edite%20Kroll.
00:00 Intro
01:44 Book Intro and synopsis
05:53 The Author
10:24 Background and title
11:56 The main themes
18:18 What is a harem ?
29:17 Feminist momentum
47:17 Education
55:44 On identity and cultural blending in Morocco
01:06:35 Outro