The Feminist Review

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Fatema Mernissi follows the harem into Western literature, art and psyche, sharing fascinating insights on misogyny in Middle Eastern and Western culture along the way.
During her book tour for Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood, she was surprised by […]

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Does Wicked promote feminism? I would love to ask author Gregory Maguire that very question!
In this society, women have fewer vocational and public opportunities than men, and seem to be bound by family obligations more than men are. That sounds […]

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