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Nawal El-Saadawi
Nawal El Saadawi (1931-2021) was an internationally renowned feminist writer and activist from Egypt. She founded and became president of the Arab Women’s Solidarity Association and co-founded the ...view moreNawal El Saadawi (1931-2021) was an internationally renowned feminist writer and activist from Egypt. She founded and became president of the Arab Women’s Solidarity Association and co-founded the Arab Association for Human Rights. Among her numerous roles in public office she served as Egypt’s National Director of Public Health and stood as a candidate in the 2004 Egyptian presidential elections. El Saadawi held honorary doctorates from the universities of York, Illinois at Chicago, St Andrews and Tromso, and her numerous awards include the Council of Europe North-South Prize, the Women of the Year Award (UK), Sean MacBride Peace Prize (Ireland), and the National Order of Merit (France). She wrote over fifty novels, short stories and non-fiction works which centre on the status of Arab women, which have been translated into more than thirty languages.view less
Books by Nawal El-Saadawi
Zeina Two Women In One Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Love in the Kingdom of Oil Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMemoirs of a Woman Doctor Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOff Limits: New Writings on Fear and Sin Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Dramatic Literature of Nawal El Saadawi: God Resigns and Isis Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Fall of the Imam Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Unveiling Desire: Fallen Women in Literature, Culture, and Films of the East Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings