“ Dignity is to have a dream, a strong one, which gives you a vision, a world where you have a place, where whatever it is you have to contribute makes a difference. Fatema Mernissi
“ Educated women armed with computers have defeated extremists by denying them a monopoly to define cultural identity and interpret religious texts. No extremist can say that women are inferior to men w… Fatema Mernissi
“ The woman with dark hair, wide hips, and a few extra pounds has always been the essence of beauty in Morocco. Fatema Mernissi
“ In Islamic societies, politicians can manipulate almost everything. But thus far, no fundamentalist leader has been able to convince his supporters to renounce Islam's central virtue - the principle o… Fatema Mernissi
“ A human being was connected to the world through his or her skin and how could someone with clogged pores feel the environment or be sensitive to its vibrations? Fatema Mernissi
“ When you are in trouble, you need to put all your energies into thinking that there is a way out. Then, the bottom, the dark hole, becomes just a springboard from which you can leap so high that your… Fatema Mernissi
“ The waves of religion based on terrorism in the 1990s are based on the tormented response of a mutilated Muslim society whose progressive forces have been savagely emasculated. Why on earth is the Ara… Fatema Mernissi
“ Happiness, she would explain, was when a person felt good, light, creative, content, loving and loved, and free. An unhappy person felt as if there were barriers crushing her desires and the talents s… Fatema Mernissi
“ There are many ways to be beautiful. Fighting, swearing, and ignoring tradition could make a women irresistible. Fatema Mernissi
“ But Aunt Habiba said not to worry, that everyone had wonderful things hidden inside. The only difference was that some managed to share those wonderful things, and others did not. Those who did not ex… Fatema Mernissi
“ Nature is woman's best friend,' she [Yasmina] often said. 'If you're having troubles, you just swim in the water, stretch out in a field, or look up at the stars. That's how a woman cures her fears'. Fatema Mernissi
“ But when your situation is hopeless, all you can do is turn the world upside down, transform it according to your wishes, and create anew. Fatema Mernissi
