Nawal El Saadawi
Nawal El Saadawi (Arabic: نوال السعداوى, October 27, 1931 – March 21, 2021) was an Egyptian feminist writer, activist, physician and psychiatrist. She wrote 47 books about the problems of women in Egypt. She was a Marxist.
Nawal El Saadawi نوال السعداوى | |
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 Nawal El Saadawi | |
| Born | October 27, 1931 Kafr Tahla, Egypt |
| Died | March 21, 2021 (aged 89) Cairo, Egypt |
| Occupation | Physician, psychiatrist, author, feminist |
| Spouse(s) | Sherif Hatata (1964-2010; divorced) |
| Children | 2 |
Early life
Saadawi was born in the small village of Kafr Tahla. When Saadawi was six years old her clitoris was cut off by a midwife at her home. Saadawi graduated as a medical doctor in 1955 from Cairo University.
Career
In 1958 her first novel, Memoirs of a Woman Doctor, was published. Her first non-fiction work was published in 1972. Her best known work Woman at Point Zero was published in 1975. In 1981 Saadawi helped publish a feminist magazine, Confrontation. Her memoir was published in 1986. El-Saadawi worked as a visiting professor at Duke University between 1993 and 1994.[1]
Personal life
Saadawi had three husbands. She had one son with her third husband Sherif Hatata. They divorced in 2010.
Saadawi died on 21 March 2021 at a hospital in Cairo, aged 89.[2][3][4]
References
- "Nawal el-Saadawi: Profile". www.aljazeera.com.
- Saad, Mohammed (21 March 2021). "Renowned Egyptian feminist, author Nawal El-Saadawi dies at the age of 89". Ahram Online.
- "Pioneering Egyptian Feminist Nawal El Saadawi Dies Aged 89". Egyptian Streets. 21 March 2021.
- "Arab author, women's rights icon Nawal El-Saadawi dies in Cairo". Arab News. 21 March 2021.