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Dreams of Trespass is a captivating memoir that takes readers on a journey through the eyes of Fatima Mernissi, born in a harem in 1940 in Fez, Morocco.

This exotic and rich narrative reveals the true story of one Muslim girl's life behind the iron gates of a domestic harem, set against the backdrop of World War II.

With vivid descriptions and imaginative storytelling, Mernissi weaves her own memories with those of the women who surrounded her in the courtyard of her youth, creating a necklace of tales as delightful as Scheherazade's.

This beautifully written account provides insight into what it was like to be a modern Muslim woman in a place steeped in tradition and offers a vivid portrait of a vanished world that most Westerners can hardly comprehend.