Nawal El Saadawi, internationally known for her novels, short stories and writings on women, now writes about her life, about the reactions in the Arab world to her writings on sex; about her imprisonment under Sadat and her struggles against oppression and discrimination. Beginning her working life as a rural doctor, she goes on to set up women’s organisations and publish magazines later banned or endangered by fundamentalist threats. After her name goes on a death list, Nawal El Saadawi flees into exile.
2002 | ISBN 9781876756314 | Paperback | 235 x 160 mm | 251 pp
Nawal El Saadawi, internationally known for her novels, short stories and writings on women, now writes about her life, about the reactions in the Arab world to her writings on sex; about her imprisonment under Sadat and her struggles against oppression and discrimination. Beginning her working life as a rural doctor, she goes on to set up women’s organisations and publish magazines later banned or endangered by fundamentalist threats. After her name goes on a death list, Nawal El Saadawi flees into exile.
2002 | ISBN 9781876756314 | Paperback | 235 x 160 mm | 251 pp
'This is a beautifully written and profoundly moving memoir, firstly because it is an account of one woman’s struggle for emancipation, but also because it has much to teach Western feminists about the priorities of Arab women seeking to transform their situation. What it teaches us, above all, is that we must learn to listen to their words.'
–Maggie Tonkin, Journal of Australian Studies
