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Nawal El Saadawi
AuthorBooks · Second hand1931-2021
Nawal El Saadawi was an Egyptian feminist writer, activist and physician. She wrote numerous books on the subject of women in Islam, focusing on the concerns of women in the Global South pertaining to sexuality, patriarchy, social class, and colonialism.
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About Nawal El Saadawi
Birth
1931
Death
2021
First book
1975
Years writing
51
Nawal El Saadawi was an Egyptian feminist writer, activist and physician. She wrote numerous books on the subject of women in Islam, focusing on the concerns of women in the Global South pertaining to sexuality, patriarchy, social class, and colonialism.
Nawal El Saadawi combined her work as a psychiatrist and gynecologist with a prolific literary career.
Born in Kafr Tahla, she dedicated her life to advocating for women's rights in Egypt.
Her most renowned work, Woman at Point Zero, is a fundamental reference in feminist literature.
Throughout her career, she wrote over 150 works exploring the social conditions of her country.
She was a tireless activist who used fiction to challenge power structures.
