North Africa
Egypt
Post-colonial
Arabic
Non-fiction
El Saadawi's landmark feminist work examining female genital mutilation, sexuality, prostitution, and the oppression of Arab women through history, psychology, and personal testimony.
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Foundational text of Arab feminism; banned in Egypt; translated into over 20 languages
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editorial-summarynot primary textEl Saadawi's landmark feminist work examining female genital mutilation, sexuality, prostitution, and the oppression of Arab women through history, psychology, and personal testimony. Foundational text of Arab feminism; banned in Egypt; translated into over 20 languages
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