A free spirit who did not abide by the constraints imposed on women in the thirteenth century, Sufi saint Aicha Manoubiya, known as Saida or Lella Saida, holds a special place in the memories and hearts of the people of Tunis. By Safa BelghithMore
For more than 10 years, Pascal Mannaerts has been travelling the globe as a freelance photographer. Seeking to do justice to the beauty, elegance and grace of Islamic monuments, he has compiled a selection of his favourite shots taken in Asia, India, Africa and the Middle East.
![Metal plaque of a souk named after Saida Manoubiya, Tunis (photo: Sami Mlouhi [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)]; Wikimedia Commons)](https://en.qantara.de/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/uploads/2018/09/05/saidamanoubia.jpg?itok=otW4_zjM "Metal plaque of a souk named after Saida Manoubiya, Tunis (photo: Sami Mlouhi [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)]; Wikimedia Commons)")
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