Nawal El Saadawi
Born: 1931-10-22
Nawal Elsaadawi was an Egyptian feminist writer, activist and physician. She wrote numerous books on the subject of women in Islam, focusing on 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"
Why was Cairo Calm
as uncreditedReleased: 1982-08-10
It begins in the days after Sadat's assassination in 1981 by an islamist cell of army officers....
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Beyond Borders: Arab Feminists Talk About Their Lives... East and West
as HerselfReleased: 1999-01-01
In the Arab world, women are fighting a two-front war against repressive internal constraints...
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La conférence des femmes - Nairobi 85
as SelfReleased: 1985-08-01
After Mexico 75 and Copenhagen 80, the United Nations choose the Dark Continent for the Third...
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