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I’m surrounded by young people, day and night. Thousands of them. The government is afraid of the young, and they won’t touch me because they know I have the power of the young people behind me.

— Nawal El Saadawi

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"Life is very hard. The only people who really live are those who are harder than life itself."

Woman at Point Zero (1975)

Many people think that female circumcision only started with the advent of Islam.

The Hidden Face of Eve: Women in the Arab World (1974)

"My work is not worthy of respect. Why then do you join in it with me?"

Woman at Point Zero (1975)

Mohammad the Prophet tried to oppose this custom since he considered it harmful to the sexual health of the woman.

The Hidden Face of Eve: Women in the Arab World (1974)

"All my life I have been searching for something that would fill me with pride, make me feel superior to everyone else, including kings, princes and rulers."

Woman at Point Zero (1975)

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