نوال السعداوي

1931

2021

Nawal ElSaadawi

Nawal Saadawi was an Egyptian writer, activist, physician, and psychiatrist. Born in the village of Kafr Tahla, she studied medicine at Cairo University and earned her degree in the same, beginning her practice shortly after graduation. During the early years of her career, Saadawi was particularly cognizant of the physical and psychological trauma experienced by women as a result of oppressive cultural practices, patriarchy, and imperialism, and actively attempted to protect women from such harms through her activism on the ground as well as her political writings. Moreover, Saadawi founded the Arab Women's Solidarity Association and the Arab Association for Human Rights to further protect the disadvantaged from oppressive regimes. She herself experienced severe hardships as a result of such activism, having been imprisoned and eventually forced to flee Egypt in 1988; nonetheless, she persisted and has been recognized by various international bodies for the impact of her important work. Saadawi eventually moved back to Egypt in 1994, and passed away in Cairo in 2021 at the age of 89.

Playwright, Novelist, Short Story Writer, Memoirist, Non-Fiction Writer

Egypt, United Stated

Arabic, English

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