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"Growing up, I was taught that a woman should lower her gaze so that men could never know her thoughts. The so-called modesty of Arab women is, in fact, a war tactic."

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About Fatema Mernissi

Fatema Mernissi was a Moroccan sociologist and writer known for her work on gender, Islam, and social change. Her scholarship and essays influenced discussions on women"s rights in the Arab and Islamic worlds.

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