She would take him to faraway lands to observe foreign ways… - Fatema Mernissi

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She would take him to faraway lands to observe foreign ways, so he could get closer to the strangeness within himself.

Fatema Mernissi

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About Fatema Mernissi

Fatema Mernissi (Arabic: فاطمة مرنيسي, romanized: Fāṭima Marnīsī; 27 September 1940 – 30 November 2015) was a Moroccan feminist writer and sociologist.

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Pen Names: Fatma Aït Sabah

Native Name: فاطمة مرنيسي

Alternative Names: Fatna Aït Sabbah • Fatima Mernissi • Fátima Mernessi

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She would take him to faraway lands to observe foreign ways, so he could get closer to the strangeness within himself. - Fatema Mernissi

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