Many people think that female circumcision only started with the advent of Islam. But as a matter of fact it is well known and widespread in some are… - Nawal El Saadawi

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Many people think that female circumcision only started with the advent of Islam. But as a matter of fact it is well known and widespread in some areas of the world before the Islamic era, including the Arabian peninsula. Mohammad the Prophet tried to oppose this custom since he considered it harmful to the sexual health of the woman.

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About Nawal El Saadawi

Nawal El Saadawi (Arabic: نوال السعداوى) (born October 27, 1931 – March 21, 2021) is an Egyptian feminist writer, activist and physician, and an advocate of equal rights for women.

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Alternative Names: Nawal el Saadaoui Nawal al Sadaawi Nawal Saadawi Nawal as-Saadawi Nawāl al-Saʻdāwī Saʻdāwī, Nawāl al- Saadawi
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(What role did women play in the revolution last spring?) El Saadawi: 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. (2011)

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