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Memoirs from the Women's Prison
Saadawi, Nawal el
Date Written: 1994-11-18Publisher: University of California Press Year Published: 1994 Pages: 204pp ISBN: 978-0520088887 Resource Type: Book Cx Number: CX14757 Nawal El Saadawi was imprisoned in 1981 by Anwar Sadat for alleged "crimes against the State." She offers both firsthand witness to women's resistance to state violence and insights into the formation of women's community. Saadawi describes how political prisoners, both secular intellectuals and Islamiists, forged alliances to demand better conditions. Subject Headings |