Everybody Has To Die, Firdaus.

Interviewer: What Would You Say To A Woman In This Country Who Assumes She Is No Longer Oppressed, Who Believes Women's Liberation Has Been Achieved? El Saadawi: Well I Would Think She Is Blind. Like Many People Who Are Blind To Gender Problems, To Class Problems, To International Problems. She's Blind To What's Happening To Her.

What We Require Is Not A Formal Return To Tradition And Religion, But A Rereading, A Reinterpretation, Of Our History That Can Illuminate The Present And Pave The Way To A Better Future. For Example, If We Delve More Deeply Into Ancient Egyptian And African Civilisations We Will Discover The Humanistic Elements That Were Prevalent In Many Areas Of Life. Women Enjoyed A High Status And Rights, Which They Later Lost When Class Patriarchal Society Became The Prevalent Social System.

The Trilogy Composed Of Politics, Religion And Sex Is The Most Sensitive Of All Issues In Any Society.

Home Is Where You Are Appreciated, Safe And Protected, Creative, And Where You Are Loved - Not Where You Are Put In Prison.

Women Are Half The Society. You Cannot Have A Revolution Without Women. You Cannot Have Democracy Without Women. You Cannot Have Equality Without Women. You Can't Have Anything Without Women.