Acclaimed Egyptian feminist Nawal Saadawi dies at age 89

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Nawal Saadawi, an Egyptian feminist, psychiatrist and novelist, whose writings have stirred controversy for decades in an overwhelmingly conservative society, has died at 89. Saadawi was a fierce advocate of women's rights in Egypt and the Arab world.

FILE - This July 2, 1985 file photo, shows prominent Egyptian feminist Nawal Saadawi who has been jailed several times for her leftist political views. Saadawi, a renowned Egyptian feminist, psychiatrist and novelist, whose writings have stirred controversy for decades in an overwhelming conservative society, died of age-related health problems in Cairo on Sunday, March 21, 2021, officials said. She was 89.

Egypt’s Culture Minister Inas Abdel-Dayem mourned Saadawi’s passing, saying her writings had created a great intellectual movement. When she published her famous book, “Women and Sex” in 1972, she faced a storm of criticism and condemnation from Egypt’s political and religious establishment. She also lost her job at the Health Ministry.

Saadawi was the founder and head of the Arab Women’s Solidarity Association and co-founder of the Arab Association for Human Rights.

 

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I like how you phrased so as to ommit her very clear critical stance regarding Islam. Let's not huwt the exotic people's feewings huh?

She was staunch supporter of dictators like Sisi & Assad who not only suppressed all human rights, but massacred people en mass. Did the women who were victims of Sisi & Assad deserve human rights? Or these rights are reserved for her and her alikes? Hypocrite. That what she was.

respected sir, when you will hear and do the needful for the suffering & plight of the husbands entangled in fakecases by wives & inlaws? if men r running around the court in fakecases for years, how they will contribute for their family, society & d country? nohopeformen

So sorry

Liberals and feminists in the Middle East want nothing but sex, sex,sex and you always find them behind the tyrants who rule. It is impossible to find them demanding freedom of opinion and criticism.

She did not demand women's education or equality in jobs or salaries, she lived only to demand freedom for sex outside of marriage...

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Zelokos May God have mercy on her soul

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To Hell, it deteriorated, steadily and standing

She was a kafir and went against the norms of Islam. She lived a haram lifestyle. I pray that she repented and made peace with Allah Azzawajal otherwise I think we all know where she is going to end up.

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lindseyhilsum Great woman - I remember discovering her books.

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