Self-confidence and ability seem to be key characteristics of the new Digital Scheherazades.
All photos on this page © Ruth Viktoria Ward
The Collapse of Masculinity as the Engine of Wealth in Digital Iislam: The Rise of Women as Money-Generating Speakers, Entertainment Stars, and Sexologists on the 500 Panarab Satellite Channels
From unpublished book, WHY ISLAM SCARES THE WEST, © 2011 Fatema Mernissi
The West’s Digital Islam Myopia: The Rise of a Muslim Communication Galaxy as a Sign of the Collapse of the Western Media Monopoly
Introduction to French edition of ISLAM AND DEMOCRACY, Albin Michel, 2010. © 2010 Fatema Mernissi
Seduced by Samar
Introduction to Tate Britain’s exhibition and catalogue, THE LURE OF THE BRITISH ORIENTALIST PAINTING, 2008 ©2008 Fatema Mernissi
Weaving Peace into Globalization: The Casablanca Dream
© 2006 Fatema Mernissi
Love in Digital Islam: Why Ibn Hazen Is a Success on the Internet
From unpublished book, WHY ISLAM SCARES THE WEST, © 2009 Fatema Mernissi
Digital Scheherazade: The Rise of Women in the Arab Gulf Communication Strategies
©2005 Fatema Mernissi
The Cowboy or Sindbad: Who Will Be the Globalization Winner?
Elaboration on Prince of Asturias Prize speech, 2004. © 2004 Fatema Mernissi
Is the Satellite Reawakening Sindbad?
Erasmus Prize speech © 2004 Fatema Mernissi
Is the Internet Setting Free the Simorgh? Cyber Islam as a Fabulous Mirror
Contributed to the 200th anniversary of Herder, published under the title, “Der Sagenvogel und das Internet,” 2001, © 2001 Fatema Mernissi
Amazons in Persian Miniatures
© 2000 Fatema Mernissi
Does Foreign Aid Empower the Citizens it Targets for Help?
Introduction to PhD dissertation of Margaret Huff Rouselle, © 2000 Fatema Mernissi
Are Civic Arabs Inexistent or Under Reported by American Media?
Unpublished, unfinished article for Foreign Affairs, ©1997 Fatema Mernissi
Palace Fundamentalism and Liberal Democracy: Oil, Arms and Irrationality
Published in DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE, Volume 27, Number 2, Blackwell, © 1996 Fatema Mernissi
The Reporter as the Latest Reincarnation of Harun Er-Rachid: The Battle for Reality- Definition in the Democracy-Deficeint but Digitally Saturated Arab World
CNN Conference on Muslim Images, Muslim Realities in the American Media, Bellagio, 1996. © 1996 Fatema Mernissi
Why Arabs Migrate to Europe
Civil Euromed conference, Barcelona Forum 1995, © 1995 Fatema Mernissi
Women’s Rights in the Muslim World
Published in FAITH AND FREEDOM by Mahnaz Afkhami, Syracuse University, Press, © 1995 Fatema Mernissi
The Merchant’s Daughter and the Son of the Sultan
Published in SISTERHOOD IS GLOBAL, edited by Robin Morgan, Doubleday, 1984. © 1984 Fatema Mernissi
Zhor’s World: A Moroccan Domestic Worker Speaks Out
Interview published in Feminist Issues, 1982. ©1982 Fatema Mernissi