Leading Egyptian Feminist, Nawal El Saadawi: "Women and Girls Are, Beside the Boys, Are in the Streets" (Video)

Monday 31 January 2011

by: Amy Goodman  |  Democracy NOW! | Report

Guest: Nawal El Saadawi, Egyptian feminist and human rights activist. She was a political prisoner and exiled from Egypt for years.

Renowned feminist and human rights activist Nawal El Saadawi was a political prisoner and exiled from Egypt for years. Now she has returned to Cairo, and she joins us to discuss the role of women during the last seven days of unprecedented protests. "Women and girls are, beside the boys, are in the streets," El Saadawi says. "We are calling for justice, freedom and equality, and real democracy, and a new constitution where there is no discrimination between men and women, no discrimination between Muslim and Christians, to change the system and to have real democracy." 

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LOL... Might be believable

 Mon, 01/31/2011 - 13:26 — GT66 (not verified)

LOL... Might be believable if there weren't so many pictures showing otherwise... You can always count on a feminist to try to parasite off of a man's sweat and blood.



GT66 (LOL) appears to be a

 Sun, 02/06/2011 - 15:02 — Anonymous (not verified)

GT66 (LOL) appears to be a typical self-serving male who is unaware of the contributions Dr. Nawal El-Sadaawi has made in her lifetime-- for a reality check he might try to read "Woman At Point Zero" a short novel based on a real story of the lives of women in Egypt, before he considers it his god-given right to mouth off against women and feminists.
Apparently, another 'boy' without shame or honor.