Mernissi

Background

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatima_Mernissi

Mernissi's Website

http://www.mernissi.net/

Flying Carpets

Love

Beyond the Veil

at Google Books

The Forgotten Queens of Islam

"How did the women of former times, supposed to have fewer advantages than we do manage such an achievement in a domain where we moderns fail so miserably?" a Google book

Secondary Lit

Claire Noon Summarizes Mernissi's Analysis (for Christian missionary purposes)