In the 1990s, fearing for her life in Cairo, Dr. Saadawi spent three years in exile at Duke University in North Carolina. Dr. Saadawi, who practiced as a village physician early in her career, published some 50 works of fiction and nonfiction. “The written word for me became an act of rebellion against injustice exercised in the name of religion, or morals, or love.”Image “A Daughter of Isis” by Dr. Saadawi. “The written word for me became an act of rebellion against injustice exercised in the name of religion, or morals, or love,” she wrote. She castigated Egyptian women for dressing in skimpy Western clothes as much as for wearing the veil.

Source: New York Times March 21, 2021 16:41 UTC