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Nawal El Saadawi s intellectual life reflected eight decades of Arab society and culture

Nawal El Saadawi’s intellectual life reflected eight decades of Arab society and culture Sunday, April 4, 2021 10:20 AM UTC Egypt’s Nawal El Saadawi was the foremost Arab feminist thinker of the past 50 years. Her ideas inspired generations of Arab women, but also provoked controversy and criticism. She was prolific, publishing over 50 books of fiction and non fiction in Arabic, many translated and receiving global attention. Focusing on sex, politics, and religion, El Saadawi believed that patriarchy, capitalism and imperialism are intertwined systems that oppress Arab women and prevent them from reaching their full potential. The trajectory of El Saadawi’s intellectual life follows major developments in Arab society and culture from the 1940s to the present. To understand her contribution, it’s important to see her in the context of the historical moment that made her work possible, necessary and provocative.

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Nawal El Saadawi (1931-2021): the pen can also be a weapon

Nawal El Saadawi (1931-2021): the pen can also be a weapon
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Namina Forna on being inspired by Egypt feminist Nawal El Saadawi

Namina Forna on being inspired by Egypt feminist Nawal El Saadawi Quartz 3 days ago © Provided by Quartz Nawal El Saadawi is pictured during an interview in London in 2018. “They said, ‘you are a savage and dangerous woman.’ I am speaking the truth. And the truth is savage and dangerous.” This line from the novel Woman at Point Zero, by Egyptian doctor, feminist and writer, Nawal El Saadawi, who recently passed away at 89, probably speaks best about the author’s pioneering life. Born in a village outside Cairo in 1931, El Sadaawi was forced to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM) at the age of six and was almost married at 10. Through determination and with a fighting spirit, she would eventually go on to become a medical doctor, women’s rights activist, and a novelist of more than 50 published titles.

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An Egyptian woman who dared: the Nawal El Saadawi I knew

Throughout the Middle East and beyond, the name Nawal El Saadawi is not one that can be received with indifference. During her lifetime and even after her passing on 21 March 2021, the Egyptian author, physician and activist evokes intense feelings that range from love and respect to hatred and offence. This comes as no surprise. Nawal was someone who unabashedly crossed all boundaries set by religious, political and societal authorities. When I had the privilege of meeting her, we immediately became friends. Something in her eyes, manner and voice gripped my attention. She spoke for me and for millions of others who were silenced by layers and layers of falsehoods and banal obligations in the name of honour and duty. She ‘adopted’ me, like she did with many of the young people she met.

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Interview with Nawal El Saadawi: They don t want any really courageous people!

They don t want any really courageous people! The spirited Egyptian author and feminist Nawal El Saadawi is not afraid of castigating the hypocrisy of the political system and the continued violations of women s rights in her country. Arian Fariborz spoke to her in Cairo Ms Saadawi, do you see yourself primarily as a writer or as a political campaigner for women s rights? Nawal El Saadawi: I don t like the word political . I hate politics! It s a dirty game. I see myself as a creative writer, because I write novels and plays as well as scholarly treatises, both fiction and non-fiction.

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