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Man ... put himself in a tight corner when he decided that woman was innately passive.
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
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They said, “You are a savage and dangerous woman.” I am speaking the truth. And the truth is savage and dangerous.
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Women were everywhere in the revolution. Women participated in it, and many women were killed. Then we had the right to speak up and gain some more rights, but what happened was there was a backlash. Why? Because we have the Salafists, Muslim Brothers, religious groups.
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There is not a revolution that succe Saudi Arabia paid $7 billion for the Salafists to come, and the United States and Israel are pouring a lot of money into Egypt. Why? To divide the country by religion.
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Everybody has to die, Firdaus. I will die, and you will die. The important thing is how to live until you die.
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In history, the millions win that is democracy.
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To me, 'beauty' means to be natural, creative, honest - to say the truth.
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Who said to kill does not require gentleness?
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Women are half the society. You cannot have a revolution without women. You cannot have democracy without women. You cannot have equality without women. You can't have anything without women.
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When you are intelligent and beautiful you face a lot of problems. If you are beautiful and stupid then it's easy.
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I had to educate myself about female circumcision, about the clitoris, about sexology. We studied gynecology only. Pregnancy, maternal care, etc.
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Doubt is the first step towards knowledge, not faith.
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We see our homeland more clearly when we are away from it than when we are in it.
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What makes revolutionary thought unique is its clarity and dignity, and its clear grasp of freedom and justice: simple, clear words that are understood without the need for any help from elite writers or thinkers.
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If you do not love yourself, well, you cannot do anything well, that's my philosophy.
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The feminists who are aware of the effects of patriarchy realize that we are all in the same boat from the dangers of patriarchy, and that the oppression of women is universal.
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I've lived in Egypt among Christians and Muslims, and we never had a conflict. Now you have a conflict between Christians and Muslims and Baha'is and Sunni and Shia.
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All revolutions in history have obstacles. There is not a revolution that succes.
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