Obituary: Nawal El Saadawi, Egyptian women's rights activist : Defiant icon of the Arab women's movement
Defiant icon of the Arab women's movement Nawal El-Saadawi has died in Cairo at the age of 89. The prominent doctor, activist and author became internationally known for her outcry against female genital mutilation and honour killings. In recent years, however, her defence of the Sisi regime also drew criticism. By Karim El-Gawhary She was the "Umm El-Women's Rights", the mother of women's rights in Egypt. This week, Nawal El-Saadawi died in Cairo at the age of 89. With her decades of commitment to women's issues, the outspoken activist made a name for herself not only in her home country on ...