The Harem Within by Fatima Mernissi

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As a little girl, Fatima Mernissi was often puzzled by the idea of the harem. Even if you accepted that men and women needed to be kept apart, she asked, why couldn't it be the wom an who walked freely in the streets, while men stayed locked behind the harem gates? In this story, she tells of her childhood in a Fez harem in the 1940s, a period of social transition in Morocco. This 1995 Bantam Paperback is in good condition. Owner's Name inside. ISBN: 9780553408140 SKU: 1579602 This image is of the actual book. Show more