Quote of the day
Time and trouble will tame an advanced young woman, but an advanced old woman is uncontrollable by any earthly force.
Fatema Mernissi
Born: 1940
Died: November 30, 2015 (aged 75)
Bio: Fatema Mernissi was a Moroccan feminist writer and sociologist.
Known for:
- Beyond the Veil (1975)
- The Veil and the Male Elite (1991)
- The forgotten queens of Islam (1993)
- Islam and Democracy (1992)