Nawal El Saadawi
(1931-2021)
Egyptian feminist writer, activist, physician and psychiatrist
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Nawal El Saadawi (Arabic: نوال السعداوي, 27 October 1931 – 21 March 2021) was an Egyptian feminist writer, activist, physician, and psychiatrist. She wrote many books on the subject of women in Islam, paying particular attention to the practice of female genital mutilation in her society. She was described as "the Simone de Beauvoir of the Arab World", and as "Egypt's most radical woman".
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Nawal El Saadawi 27 October 1931 Kafr Tahla, Egypt
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21 March 2021 (aged 89) Cairo, Egypt
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| Zodiac | Scorpio |
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