The 'Godmother' Of Egyptian Feminism Has Died: Remembering Nawal El Saadawi
Nawal El Saadawi — unwilling to be married off at an early age and, in her words, "not really fit for the role of a wife" — coalesced an activist movement that inspired generations of Egyptians.
After decades of fighting the patriarchy – enduring death threats, censorship, exile and imprisonment – Nawal El Saadawi died of natural causes in Cairo on March 21, outliving the two Egyptian presidents who tried to silence her: her jailor, Anwar Sadat and her censor, Hosni Mubarak. She was 89.
El Saadawi was the loudest voice for women's rights in the Arab world. Modern Egyptian feminists like journalist
