The oppression of women in Egypt cannot be traced to tradit… - Nawal El Saadawi

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The oppression of women in Egypt cannot be traced to traditions, Islam and fundamentalism, but rather to the slavery system – a system of the patriarchal class society that is supported by the religions. (2014)

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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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There are many people today who say that the Islamic religion oppresses women. I say to them: no, it's Christianity and Judaism. Islam merely adopted this practice. (2014)

I describe myself as like a horse jumping obstacles, obstacle after obstacle. I am a winning horse. I insist on it; winning brings me energy. I lose sometimes, of course, like when I went to prison, but you need a dose of pain, challenges to develop your power and energy.

Hope, too, is power.

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