![]() ![]() Beyond the Veil of Cross-Cultural Misconceptions. So begins Fatima Mernissi in this exotic and rich narrative of a childhood behind the iron gates of a domestic harem. United States, Islam and Democracy serves as a guide to the players moving the pieces on the rather grim Muslim chessboard. Updated with a new introduction by the author written in the wake of the September 1. Must fundamentalism win out in the Middle East, or will democracy ever be possible? In this now- classic book, Islamic sociologist Fatima Mernissi explores the ways in which progressive Muslims-defenders of democracy, feminists, and others trying to resist fundamentalism-must use the same sacred texts as Muslims who use them for violent ends, to prove different views.
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