"One cannot understand what's happening to women in the Middle East if they don't realize that the mothers are a strong, progressive force. The mothers push the daughters to get out of the harem, to get the education, to achieve what they could not even dream of."

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Source : "Remembering Islamic Feminist Fatema Mernissi". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. December 10, 2015.

Fatema Mernissi

#Daughter Quotes #Mother Quotes #Dream Quotes

“I visited my father for the full ten years that he was in prison, so we already had a deep and loving relationship, and remembered our mother at those times.”
“The true value of a gift is the sentiment behind the gifting.”
“Aw, he's just you know...entrenched," Matt said. "Gotta adjust to the perspective and deal from there." Then he added, "Not that I'd want him as my dad...." Mike practically sprayed his milk. "Dude! Can you imagine?" Then Matt gave my dad a slap on the back and said, "No way. I'm sticking with my main man here." My mom grinned from across the kitchen and said, "Me too." I'd never seen my father cry. And he didn't exactly sit there bawling, but there were definitely tears welling up in his eyes.”
“I consider myself 'local' in Sweden.”

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“I have never wanted to be a queen! Cleopatra was a role, and I am an actor, so it was fun to play one, but it's not real.”
“My mind was blown by how much I felt I was like Peeta. We shot in the forest near Asheville, North Carolina-a lot of fight scenes, very physically demanding. Jennifer and I totally hit it off. We're both crazy people-we don't hold anything back.”
“Globalization is simply opening the free marketplace to encompass the entire world.”
“Talent matters. Systems matter. Strategies matter. We can't just bring nice people together and think we're going to solve the world's problems.”

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