My three husbands were afraid of me. I am a very powerful woman. Nawal El Saadawi More Quotes by Nawal El Saadawi More Quotes From Nawal El Saadawi Thus, after a period of about two thousand years the greatest crime became to worship a god other than the God of Moses, whereas injustice became a minor sin. I began to ask myself how this change had come about. Was it linked to a new order in which the female goddesses had been replaced by one male god? Nawal El Saadawi twoorderyears Fearing servility, people become servile. Nawal El Saadawi servilitypeople Revolutionary men with principles were not really different from the rest. They used their cleverness to get, in return for principles, what other men buy with their money. Nawal El Saadawi differentprinciplesmen Unity is power; without unity women cannot fight for their rights anywhere. Nawal El Saadawi unityfightingrights War criminals in the U.S. and Israel are not punished: no international court has the courage to put them on trial. Nawal El Saadawi criminalsisraelwar I knew I hated him as only a woman can hate a man, as only a slave can hate his master. Nawal El Saadawi slavehatemen Home is where you are appreciated, safe and protected, creative, and where you are loved - not where you are put in prison. Nawal El Saadawi creativesafehome Women were everywhere in the revolution. Women participated in it, and many women were killed. Then we had the right to speak up and gain some more rights, but what happened was there was a backlash. Why? Because we have the Salafists, Muslim Brothers, religious groups. Nawal El Saadawi brotherreligiousrights I've lived in Egypt among Christians and Muslims, and we never had a conflict. Now you have a conflict between Christians and Muslims and Baha'is and Sunni and Shia. Nawal El Saadawi egyptbahachristian All revolutions in history have obstacles. There is not a revolution that succes. Nawal El Saadawi succesobstaclesrevolution The Salafists are trying to abort the revolution and make it religious, though the revolution started secular. There was not a single Islamic slogan. It was secular men and women, and in fact, they were unified. Now they want to divide the revolution, and religion is a very strong weapon. Nawal El Saadawi islamicstrongreligious Women in most countries have not achieved much, because they can't be liberated under the patriarchal, capitalist, imperialist and military system that determines the way we live now, and which is governed by power, not justice, by false democracy, not real freedom. Nawal El Saadawi womendemocracyfreedompower A lot of women are afraid of loneliness, so when they see a woman who can live alone, then they think, 'Hmm, I can do that.' But you need an example, and that is why I am proud to say I have divorced three husbands. Nawal El Saadawi i-amalonewomenloneliness I've participated in many demonstrations since I was a child. When I was at medical college, I was fighting King Farouk, then British colonization, against Nasser, against Sadat who pushed me into prison, Mubarak who pushed me into exile. I never stopped. Nawal El Saadawi kingchildmemedical I don't think that people in power can be convinced by words or articles. They will never give it up by choice. Nawal El Saadawi wordsthinkpowerpeople When you have increasing power of religious groups, oppression of women increases. Women are oppressed in all religions. Nawal El Saadawi religionsyouwomenpower Education should be totally secular. I am not telling people not to believe in God, but it should be a personal matter which should be done at home. Nawal El Saadawi i-amgodeducationhome Whenever I go to New York or any European country, they say: 'Nawal, why don't you get a facelift?' I tell them, 'I am proud of my wrinkles. Every wrinkle on my face tells the story of my life. Why should I hide my age?' Nawal El Saadawi i-amyouagelife
