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Nawal El Saadawi

Nawal El-Saadawi [1931–2021] was a physician, author, and feminist. For 50 years she has been one of Egypt's leading intellectuals. El-Saadawi has been jailed for his remarks, both under President Anwar Sadat and under President Hosni Mubarak. She wrote exclusively in Norway for MODERN TIMES for a number of years. (Image from a film interview conducted by Truls Lie in Cairo.) See also keywords.

The niqab and the stoning of the devil

Thousands of pilgrims were trampled to death in Mina, Saudi Arabia, on their way to stone the devil. At the same time, the niqab debate in Egypt is entering a new phase. Still, no one dares to go in depth and criticize how we are being destroyed by religious propaganda, writes Nawal Saadawi.
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Firm thought and abandoned revolutions

Women are the stewards of morality and virtue, while men have complete sexual freedom without any social responsibility. Four years after the Arab Spring, patriarchal structures are still mounting in Egypt.
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The honor is the property of the men, the price is paid by the women

Even after two major revolutions in which women have been important participants, women – especially the poor – still pay the price for war and for peace.
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Dirty games and growing differences

Class divisions are increasing, national divisions are increasing, women's burdens are increasing because they own little before and, not least, women's poverty is increasing more than men's.
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The oppressed of violence

Cairo: The roots of terror are boundless. Nawal El Saadawi on the connection between Thousand and One Nights, George Orwell, the Lebanese poet May Ziade and today's terror threat. This is what nobody wants to talk about in the terror debate.

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Revenge of the Revolution

Cairo: While the revolution is slowly being tormented by the leaders of the military council, grief and rage are growing among Egypt's mothers. How can a country kill the living and spirits of this homeland? Here is the unwritten history of the Egyptian people.

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Silent voices

Cairo: On Tuesday, General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was declared the winner of the presidential election here in Egypt. The revolution has eaten its children. The plight of women and the poor explains the cause.

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A People's Revolution

CAIRO: What has happened in Egypt now is a historical revolution, which will continue. I hope US aid to Egypt is cut off.

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Masculinity and women's view

Cairo: Never have the men's flattering words, which caress the women's ears, given me any pleasure. I have always rejected men's omnivorous gaze, while other women have called on them.

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