Elizabeth Warnock Fernea dies at 81; scholar of Middle Eastern women's studies

Elizabeth Warnock Fernea, a scholar of women's studies in the Middle East who delved into the subject as a newlywed in 1956 in Iraq and whose memoir about the experience, "Guests of the Sheik," was the first of several of her works that examined the role of women in the region, has died. She was 81.

By Valerie J. Nelson

December 8, 2008