Quote of the day
Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves. This, as the sages of many lands have taught us, is a golden rule in individual and group, as well as international, relations.
Nawal El Saadawi
Born: October 27, 1931
Died: March 21, 2021 (aged 89)
Bio: Nawal El Saadawi was an Egyptian feminist writer, activist, physician and psychiatrist. She wrote many books on the subject of women in Islam, paying particular attention to the practice of female genital mutilation in her society.
Known for:
- Woman at Point Zero (1975)
- Memoirs of a woman doctor (1958)
- Memoirs from the women's prison (1986)
- The Fall of the Imam (1987)
- Love in the kingdom of oil (1993)
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