Dreams of Trespass
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Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood is a novel by Fatima Mernissi; the UK title has been The Harem Within: Tales of a Moroccan Girlhood. It describes her fictionalised youth in a Moroccan harem during the 1940s and explores the themes of Islamic feminism, Arab nationalism, French colonialism and the clash between the traditional and the modern. It is a fictional work, although this fact is only noted in the French version, not the English.[1]
Author | Fatima Mernissi |
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Country | Morocco |
Language | English |
Genre | Memoir |
Publisher | Perseus Books |
Publication date | 1994 |
Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
Pages | 242 (paperback edition) |
ISBN | 0-201-48937-6 (paperback edition) |
The book centers around the harem experiences of a girl named Fatima. The women around her experience restricting patriarchal rules restricting their lives. They challenge such rules as un-Islamic,[2] and Fatima's mother ensures that Fatima gets an education. The book has been seen as challenging Orientalist stereotypes of Muslim women,[3][4] and being an example of Islamic feminist literature.[5]