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Who said to kill does not require gentleness?
Nawal El Saadawi
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Nawal El Saadawi
Age: 89 †
Born: 1931
Born: October 27
Died: 2021
Died: March 21
Feminist
Gynaecologist
Novelist
Physician
Physician Writer
Politician
Psychiatrist
Writer
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Nawal al Sadaawi
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Nawal as-Saadawi
Nawäl as-Saʿdāwi
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Gentleness
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