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SCHEHERAZADE GOES WEST: Different Cultures, Different Harems Fatema Mernissi, Author. Washington Square $ (p) ISBN By probing Western representations of Scheherazade. Scheherazade Goes West: Different Cultures, Different Harems by Fatema Mernissi is definitely one of those books. I enjoyed reading it from the first till the last page and it triggered me to take notes and make further research on the themes she brought out. Fatema Mernissi, the world-renowned Islamic feminist, has shed unprecedented light on the lives of women in the Middle East, in works hailed as enchanting (The New York Times Book Review), exuberant (Elle), and remarkable (The Washington Post Book World). Now, in Scheherazade Goes West, Mernissi reveals her unique experiences as a liberated, independent Moroccan.