Featuring a new introduction corresponding to the September 11 attacks, a revised edition raises questions about the possibilities for democracy and human rights in Islamic nations while offering insight into the people behind current terrorist activities. Reissue.

Product Description: When Benazir Bhutto became prime minister of Pakistan in 1988, many claimed that it was a blasphemous assault on Islamic tradition since no Muslim state, critics alleged, had ever been governed by a woman. But Fatima Mernissi examined fifteen centuries of Islamic history and discovered that the critics were wrong...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Interviews with Moroccan Women