Summary Of Dreams Of Trespass

Through the memoir Dreams of Trespass written by Fatima Mernissi, the articles The Traditional Palestinian Costume by Widad Kamel Kawar, and Moroccan Women Embroiders: Technical and Ethical Reconfiguration by Claire Nicholas the importance of embroidery in Morocco and Palestine and its impact on individuality on women is evident. A woman is a key component to any society. She is capable of playing many different roles in the family. She can be a mother, a sister, a daughter, an aunt or a wife. Each woman in the family accepts their roles, and takes them seriously with great responsibility. The women teach the children how to behave, how to speak, and how to deal with different types of classes. In the Pre-Islamic times women were treated like
Women were not allowed to leave the harem. Very strict regulations were placed on the women; these regulations were enforced by the men. Women were told who to marry, how to act, and what to wear. In the memoir in particular, Fatima Mernissi and her female relatives experienced this when they were not allowed to go to the theater. They also experienced this when they were embroidering their pieces and had to ask the gate keeper to go retrieve the fabrics and materials needed. This was because they were not allowed to leave the harem. One of the very few ways the women in the harems were allowed to express themselves was through their embroidery pieces. This is where the press for modern views and patterns is evident. In the memoir Fatima’s grandmother, Lalla Mani, was an extremely conservative woman who believed in the traditional approach to life, whereas Mernissi’s mother strives for her daughter to live the more modern way of life and wants her to wear more western style clothing. This shows how the discussion of simple traditional patterns or modern embroidered patterns is of great