Threads of Ifriqiya

02. Dreams of Trespass: A Journey Through Gender and Place


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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.


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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

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Threads of IfriqiyaBy Hajer and Ramdane