Thus, after a period of about two thousand years the greatest crime became to worship a god other than the God of Moses, whereas injustice became a minor sin. I began to ask myself how this change had come about. Was it linked to a new order in which the female goddesses had been replaced by one male god?
Nawal El SaadawiLife is very hard. The only people who really live are those who are harder than life itself.
Nawal El SaadawiSolidarity between women can be a powerful force of change, and can influence future development in ways favourable not only to women but also to men.
Nawal El SaadawiThere is not a revolution that succeeded in a few months. It takes years, even decades, to fulfill its goals. I am very hopeful because I trust the revolution and feel nobody can really conquer a nation that has decided to be united and to fight, and we decided to fight. The revolution is there, inside the Egyptians by the millions.
Nawal El Saadawi