(CNN) Nawal El Saadawi, a famous Egyptian feminist author, physician and psychiatrist, has died aged 89, state-run Al-Ahram newspaper reported on Sunday. El Saadawi was known as a defender of women's rights and fought strongly against the widespread practice of female genital mutation. El Saadawi was the founder and president of the Arab Women's Solidarity Association and co-founder of the Arab Association for Human Rights. In 1981, she founded a feminist magazine called "Al-Moawgaha" (which translates to "The Confrontation"). El Saadawi's most popular books are "Women & Sex" and "Memoirs from a Women's Prison."

Source: CNN March 21, 2021 16:46 UTC