We here in Egypt are fed up with U.S. colonialism. Nawal El Saadawi More Quotes by Nawal El Saadawi More Quotes From Nawal El Saadawi The parts in which I elaborated on the sexual life of the doctor herself, the personal life, her relation with men [in Memoirs of a Woman Doctor]. All this. They left only some very, very minute parts. And also the political, the political element in it. So in a way, they cut pieces that to my mind were very important. Nawal El Saadawi doctorscuttingmen Woman at Point Zero I wrote during the '70s in Arabic. It came in English in '82. So, almost ten years' difference between the Arabic and the English. Nawal El Saadawi differenceszeroyears During the '80s I wrote Memoirs from the Women's Prison. This is one of my most important books. It came out in Arabic in '83. About my experience in prison. Nawal El Saadawi prisonimportantbook When I am in Egypt, I am phoned because I am listed in the medical directory under "Mental Health and Psychiatry." And of course, I see very few people, because I give much more time to writing. So I cannot say that I really stopped medicine, but I practice medicine - or psychiatry - in a very different way. In an artistic way! Nawal El Saadawi egyptpracticewriting The medical profession [in Egypt] is also very commercial. Health is not given to the poor. You know, if you have money, you have medical care; if you do not, then you are in trouble. I was not ready at all to build my economic security on the diseases of people, on suffering, especially of women and children. So, in a way, I rebelled against it. Nawal El Saadawi egyptchildrenpeople First of all, all writing includes some part of the self. The relationship of the self and the other exists in writing, whether autobiographical or novel. There is a self and an other. Nawal El Saadawi selfwritingfirsts There was not a single Islamic slogan [in Egypt]. 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 islamicstrongmen There is not a revolution that succe Women are suffering because they are being excluded. The high military council excluded women from the committee to change the constitution. Nawal El Saadawi revolutionmilitarysuffering I practiced medicine up 'til now. I practice psychiatry. I shifted from different specialties. I started as a village doctor - community doctor, public health preventive medicine. Nawal El Saadawi doctorsmedicinepractice I've lived here [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. The Salafists are trying to abort the revolution and make it religious, though the revolution started secular. Nawal El Saadawi egyptreligiouschristian You cannot have dignity or social justice or freedom without women. Nawal El Saadawi social-justicedignityjustice There is not a revolution that succe Saudi Arabia paid $7 billion for the Salafists to come, and the United States and Israel are pouring a lot of money into Egypt. Why? To divide the country by religion. Nawal El Saadawi egyptisraelcountry All revolutions in history have obstacles. Nawal El Saadawi obstaclesrevolution We see our homeland more clearly when we are away from it than when we are in it. Nawal El Saadawi homeland You know, I look to myself mainly as a creative writer all my life and a medical doctor. Nawal El Saadawi doctorscreativelooks Truth is relative, and there is always something missing in truth that prevents it from being perfect. Nawal El Saadawi truthmissingperfect What makes revolutionary thought unique is its clarity and dignity, and its clear grasp of freedom and justice: simple, clear words that are understood without the need for any help from elite writers or thinkers. Nawal El Saadawi uniquesimplejustice The feminists who are aware of the effects of patriarchy realize that we are all in the same boat from the dangers of patriarchy, and that the oppression of women is universal. Nawal El Saadawi boatrealizingfeminist My three husbands were afraid of me. I am a very powerful woman. Nawal El Saadawi threehusbandpowerful In history, the millions win; that is democracy. Nawal El Saadawi millionsdemocracywinning
