Fatema Mernissi quoteFatema Mernissi [1940-2015]
Moroccan Activist 
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| I was amazed to realize that for many Westerners, Scheherezade was considered a lovely but simple-minded entertainer, someone who relates innocuous tales and dresses fabulously. In our part of the world, Scheherezade is perceived as a courageous heroine and is one of our rare female mythological figures. |
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