Nawal El Saadawi

Biography

Nawal Elsaadawi was an Egyptian feminist writer, activist and physician. She wrote numerous books on the subject of women in Islam, focusing on the practice of female genital mutilation in her society. She was described as "the Simone de Beauvoir of the Arab World", and as "Egypt's most radical woman"

Known For

Why was Cairo Calm

Beyond Borders: Arab Feminists Talk About Their Lives... East and West

La conférence des femmes - Nairobi 85

All Movies (3)

• Beyond Borders: Arab Feminists Talk About Their Lives... East and West1999 · as Herself
• La conférence des femmes - Nairobi 851985 · as Self
• Why was Cairo Calm1982