“Writing is one of the most ancient forms of prayer. To write is to believe communication is possible, that other people are good, and that you can awaken their generosity and their desire to do better.”
Fatema Mernissi is an internationally known—and internationally published—writer of 16 books on Islam, women in Muslim society, and civic society. Her only book of fiction, DREAMS OF TRESPASS: Tales of a Harem Girlhood (Addison Wesley, 1994; paper, 1995), has been published in 26 different countries.
In 2003, Mernissi was awarded the Prince of Asturias Award for Letters along with Susan Sontag.
In 2004, Mernissi was one of 3 recipients of the Erasmus Prize in Amsterdam.
Fatema Mernissi died in November 2015.
Several chairs have been established in her name since her death.
“Being frozen into the passive position of an object whose very existence depends on the eye of its beholder turn the educated modern Western women into a harem slave.”
– Fatema Mernissi
Photo © Ruth Viktoria Ward
Articles & Essays
Fatema Mernissi has written numerous articles and essays about women in Muslim society.
Books
With over a dozen books translated into 26 languages worldwide, Fatema Mernissi was a pioneer in the field of Islamic feminism and argued for social justice for women within Morocco and beyond.
Contact
For inquiries about Fatema Mernissi’s copyrighted books, articles and essays, or permission to reprint, please contact her agent, Edite Kroll.