Description: New edition of key novel by Egypt's foremost feminist: a call to arms against those who use religion to control women
Brief description:
Nawal El Saadawi is one of the world's most influential feminist writers and activists. She is founder and president of the Arab Women's Solidarity Association and cofounder of the Arab Association for Human Rights. Her works have been translated into over forty languages and are taught at universities worldwide.
Review Quotes: 'Haunting and often mesmerising ... a powerful and moving exposé of the horrors that women and children can be exposed to by the tenets of faith.' New Humanist, UK
'At a time when nobody else was talking, [El Saadawi] spoke the unspeakable.' Margaret Atwood, BBC Imagine
'The leading spokeswoman on the status of women in the Arab world' The Guardian
'El Saadawi writes with directness and passion' New York Times
'A poignant and brave writer' Marie Claire
'El Saadawi has come to embody the trials of Arab feminism' San Francisco Chronicle