Secular and Islamic feminist critiques in the work of Fatima Mernissi

Preliminary Material /R.R. Rhouni -- Introduction - Mernissi As A Point Of Entry Into Islamic Feminism /R.R. Rhouni -- Chapter One. Multiple-Front Postcolonial Feminist Critique /R.R. Rhouni -- Chapter Two. A Subaltern Critic Unveils The Intersection Between Gender And Class Biases In Modernization Policies /R.R. Rhouni -- Chapter Three. Decentering Feminism, Demystifying The Harem, And Revising 'Muslim History' /R.R. Rhouni -- Chapter Four. The Secularist Moment /R.R. Rhouni -- Chapter Five. Revisiting Islam From 'Within' /R.R. Rhouni -- Conclusion Toward A Post-Foundationalist Islamic Feminism /R.R. Rhouni -- Glossary /R.R. Rhouni -- Bibliography /R.R. Rhouni -- Index /R.R. Rhouni.

This book offers a thorough and critical analysis of the work of one of the major figures in "Islamic feminism," Fatima Mernissi. This work traces Mernissi's intellectual trajectory from "secular" to "Islamic feminism" in order to engage in the theorization of this emerging feminism.