Originál: (sl) Nobene od svojih knjig ne obžalujem. Če bi se še enkrat znašla na začetku svojega življenja, bi vse napisala enako.
Zdroj: [Umrla egiptovska pisateljica Nawal El Saadawi, borka za pravice žensk v arabskem svetu, rtvslo, 2021-03-22, 2021-03-28, https://www.rtvslo.si/kultura/knjige/umrla-egiptovska-pisateljica-nawal-el-saadawi-borka-za-pravice-zensk-v-arabskem-svetu/573922]
Nawal El Saadawi citáty a výroky
Nawal El Saadawi: Citáty anglicky
“The hijab has nothing to do with moral values.”
Statement on Al-Arabiya TV (3 March 2007), as quoted in "The Hijab: Is it Religiously mandated?" by Farzana Hassan and Tarek Fatah at Islamic Research Foundation International, Inc. http://www.irfi.org/articles3/articles_4801_4900/the%20hijab-%20is%20it%20religiously%20mandatedhtml.htm<!-- DEAD LINK Nawal Al-Sa'dawi Talks about Her Beliefs and Explains Her Decision to Leave Egypt: I Am Nauseated by Accusations against Me http://www.memritv.org/Transcript.asp?P1=1396 -->
Kontext: The hijab has nothing to do with moral values. A woman's moral values are reflected in her eyes, in the way she talks, and in the way she walks. They put on a hijab and go dancing, wearing high heels and lipstick. They wear tight jeans that show their bellies.
The Hidden Face of Eve (1980)
Kontext: Many people think that female circumcision only started with the advent of Islam. But as a matter of fact it is well known and widespread in some areas of the world before the Islamic era, including the Arabian peninsula. Mohammad the Prophet tried to oppose this custom since he considered it harmful to the sexual health of the woman.
“Many people think that female circumcision only started with the advent of Islam.”
The Hidden Face of Eve (1980)
Kontext: Many people think that female circumcision only started with the advent of Islam. But as a matter of fact it is well known and widespread in some areas of the world before the Islamic era, including the Arabian peninsula. Mohammad the Prophet tried to oppose this custom since he considered it harmful to the sexual health of the woman.
On how writers like her are protected by the younger generation since the 2011 revolution in Egypt in “Nawal El Saadawi: ‘Do you feel you are liberated? I feel I am not’” https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/oct/11/nawal-el-saadawi-interview-do-you-feel-you-are-liberated-not in The Guardian (2015 Oct 11)