FREN 4080

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FREN 4080
Feminism and Islam in North Africa

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

This course is a survey of feminist thinkers from North Africa and its diaspora, featuring both French and Arabic texts in English translation. The purpose of the course is to critically explore the competing treatment of major gendered tropes in a Muslim context (the veil, the harem, polygamy, etc.) by North African thinkers, through their examination of qur’anic surats / hadiths, the evolution of tafsirs (tradition of qur’anic exegesis) as well as their conflicting approaches to secular western feminism. Authors include: Fatima Mernissi, Assia Djebar, Qasim Amin, Asmaa Lamrabet, etc.


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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: FREN 6080

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8439 FREN 4080   SEM 101

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    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Terhmina, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person