Nawal El Saadawi
Nawal El Saadawi
Nawal El Saadawiis an Egyptian feminist writer, activist, physician and psychiatrist. She has written many books on the subject of women in Islam, paying particular attention to the practice of female genital mutilation in her society. She has been described as "the Simone de Beauvoir of the Arab World"...
NationalityEgyptian
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth27 October 1931
CountryEgypt
Nawal El Saadawi quotes about
makeup high-heels heels
I am very much against makeup and high heels and all that we inherit as 'beauty.'
rights class rereading
What we require is not a formal return to tradition and religion, but a rereading, a reinterpretation, of our history that can illuminate the present and pave the way to a better future. For example, if we delve more deeply into ancient Egyptian and African civilisations we will discover the humanistic elements that were prevalent in many areas of life. Women enjoyed a high status and rights, which they later lost when class patriarchal society became the prevalent social system.
love beautiful world
Love has made me a different person. It has made the world beautiful.
order years two
Thus, after a period of about two thousand years the greatest crime became to worship a god other than the God of Moses, whereas injustice became a minor sin. I began to ask myself how this change had come about. Was it linked to a new order in which the female goddesses had been replaced by one male god?
doctors creative looks
You know, I look to myself mainly as a creative writer all my life and a medical doctor.
truth perfect missing
Truth is relative, and there is always something missing in truth that prevents it from being perfect.
winning democracy millions
In history, the millions win; that is democracy.
home creative safe
Home is where you are appreciated, safe and protected, creative, and where you are loved - not where you are put in prison.
philosophy love-you wells
If you do not love yourself, well, you cannot do anything well, that's my philosophy.
children military dark
Democracy is not just freedom to criticize the government or head of state, or to hold parliamentary elections. True democracy obtains only when the people - women, men, young people, children - have the ability to change the system of industrial capitalism that has oppressed them since the earliest days of slavery: a system based on class division, patriarchy, and military might, a hierarchical system that subjugates people merely because they are born poor, or female, or dark-skinned.
doubt firsts steps
Doubt is the first step towards knowledge, not faith.
egypt colonialism feds
We here in Egypt are fed up with U.S. colonialism.
unique simple justice
What makes revolutionary thought unique is its clarity and dignity, and its clear grasp of freedom and justice: simple, clear words that are understood without the need for any help from elite writers or thinkers.
revolution obstacles succes
All revolutions in history have obstacles. There is not a revolution that succes.