A biased Western study of Arab masculinity needs to be properly contextualised and challenged, writes Nawal Al-Saadawi
I recently read an article in the UK magazine The Economist for 6 May entitled “The Sorry State of Arab Men” based on research (...)
I was surprised when I read about the new committee for constitutional amendments headed by Tarek El-Bishry with lawmakers, a representative for Copts and another from the Muslim Brotherhood. I thought that after the glorious popular revolution, (...)
Dr. Nawal El-Saadawi is a prominent writer and psychiatrist
I have lived to witness and participate in the Egyptian Revolution from Jan 25, 2011 until the moment of writing this essay in the morning of Sunday, Feb 6, 2011. Millions of Egyptians, (...)
I lived to witness and participate in the Egyptian Revolution of January 25, 2011 until the moment I wrote this column on Sunday, 6th of February. I saw million of Egyptians, Muslims and Christians from all trends and beliefs – the Egyptian people (...)
Millions of children are suffering around the world. These children are unfortunate enough to be born in countries where there is a lack of justice. The constitutions of these countries differentiate between their citizens according to gender and (...)
It is seldom in life that one encounters personalities unremittingly strong in their commitment and remarkable achievements in the field of human rights protection, the fight for pluralist democracy, and the partnership and solidarity between North (...)
Meeting in the capital of Europe from 14 to 17 April, the BRussells Tribunal brought together intellectuals and activists from Europe, the US and the Arab world to hear testimony on the role of the Project for the New American Century think-tank in (...)
International capitalism, and a resurgent religious fundamentalism, combine to further oppress women, argues Nawal El-Saadawi
I am writing this paper sitting at my kitchen table in Cairo. It is 11 January 2004. The grey light of dawn has not yet (...)