“For Islam in its essence, in its fundamental teachings, in its birth and development under the leadership of Muhammad, was a call to liberate the slave, a call to social equality and public ownership of wealth in its earliest form… But primitive socialism in Islam did not last long. It was soon buried under the growing prosperity of the new classes that arose and thrived after Muhammad’s death (Page 3)”
“To be creative means to connect. It's to abolish the gap between the body, the mind and the soul, between science and art, between fiction and nonfiction.”
Nawal El Saadawi
“The woman sitting on the ground in front of me was a real woman, and the voice filling my ears with its sound, echoing in a cell where the window and door were tightly shut, could only be her voice, t...”
Nawal El Saadawi
“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.”
Nawal El Saadawi
“Every single man I did get to know filled me with but one desire: to lift my hand and bring it smashing down on his face.”
Nawal El Saadawi
“Do you prefer oranges or tangerines?”
Nawal El Saadawi