The Wisdom of Nawal el Saadawi

May 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment


Earlier today on Twitter I summarized 80 year-old Egyptian feminist activist and writer Nawal el Saadawi’s comments in an interview published in the weekend edition of The Financial Times.  The parts I did not tweet is about her flirting with the writer and her opening quote: “I was very good-looking when I was younger. This created a lot of problems for me. When you are intelligent and beautiful you face a lot of problems. If you are beautiful and stupid then it’s easy.” Here, below, it is in storify form. (Oh, I messed up the numbers; there are just six of them).

  1. AfricasaCountry
    6 things we learn about 80 yr old Nawal el Saadawi from the FT’s “House & Home” (!) section http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/ebf4a456-95d3-11e1-9d9d-00144feab49a.html#axzz1v06tPf96
    Africa is a Country
    Wed, May 16 2012 12:51:42
  2. AfricasaCountry
    1.’When you are intelligent and beautiful you face a lot of problems. If you are beautiful and stupid then it’s easy.’
    Africa is a Country
    Wed, May 16 2012 12:52:18
  3. AfricasaCountry
    2. “.. You cannot be radical and have money, it’s impossible.”
    Africa is a Country
    Wed, May 16 2012 12:52:31
  4. AfricasaCountry
    3. Despite her standing in the Arab world, El Saadawi has ‘little of the renown she deserves in the western discourse on the Middle East’
    Africa is a Country
    Wed, May 16 2012 12:53:48
  5. AfricasaCountry
    4. El Saadawi criticizes “Muslim feminist reformers” who attract media attention ’cause they provide an analysis that makes the West wants
    Africa is a Country
    Wed, May 16 2012 12:54:26
  6. AfricasaCountry
    6. My 3 husbands were afraid of me. I am a very powerful woman. I asked my ex-husband why he cheated once and he said, I was scared of you!
    Africa is a Country
    Wed, May 16 2012 12:54:57
  7. AfricasaCountry
    7. My husbands needed a woman, not a writer.
    Africa is a Country
    Wed, May 16 2012 12:55:14
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