#nawal saadawi
Legendary Egyptian feminist activist, author, novelist, physician and psychiatrist Nawal El Saadawi died earlier today. According to local media, Saadawi, who passed away at the age of 89, had been battling a health crisis that had her hospitalized. Often described as the "Simone de Beauvoir of the Arab world" and "the daughter of Isis," Saadawi was a pioneering voice on women’s identity and role in society, gender equality and women’s place in Islam. Saadawi was also an outspoken critic of…
