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ISLAMIC ARCHIVESDreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem GirlhoodFatima Mernissi
Published
1994
Language
English
Type
Memoir
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Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood

Fatima Mernissi

A memoir of her childhood in a Fez household harem in the 1940s, told through the women around her and their dreams of freedom.

Keywords: The Harem Within, Rêves de femmes, Fez, harem, childhood

Archived 14 October 2026 · Source: Internet Archive (UK edition 'The Harem Within', borrowable)

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Mernissi, Fatima. Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood. 1994. Archived 14 October 2026 in Islamic Internet Archives: Archive of Modern Islamic Thought. https://islamicarchives.org/works/mernissi-dreams-of-trespass-tales-of-a-harem-girlhood/