This powerful account of brutality against women in the muslim world remains as shocking today as when it was first published, more than a quarter of a century. Explore books by nawal elsaadawi with our selection at. She holds honorary doctorates from, among others, the universities of york, illinois at chicago, st andrews and tromso as. She has written many books on the subject of women in islam, paying particular attention to the practice of female genital mutilation in her society. The main characters of this feminism, fiction story are. Dari balik sel penjara, firdaus yang divonis gantung dikarenakan telah membunuh seorang germo mengisahkan likuliku kehidupannya. She holds honorary doctorates from, among others, the universities of york, illinois at chicago, st andrews and tromso as well as. From novellas and short stories to essays on politics, culture, religion and sex. Author of many books, both fiction and nonfiction, which challenge our thinking about the politics of sex, third world development, the arab world and writing itself, she has been a constant thorn in the side of the class and patriarchal systems. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Fedwa maltidouglas writes, in her 1995 study men, women, and gods. She isnt about to give up now, she tells homa khaleeli. Nawal elsaadawi doctor, writer and militant advocate of arab womens rights is an internationally renowned egyptian writer and feminist. An unforgettable, unmissable book for the new global feminist.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read woman at point zero. Several of her novels have been translated into english. This powerful account of the oppression of women in the muslim world remains as shocking today as when it was first published, more than a quarter of a century ago. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 112 pages and is available in paperback format. Born in 1931 in kafr thala, a village on the banks of the nile, saadawi has always been controversial. But the novel inside the novel is by a young womana woman who is only 23 years old, who has no family, no university degree, no national identity card, whose name does not.
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