We Here In Egypt Are

I Am Very Much Against Makeup And High Heels And All That We Inherit As 'beauty.'

In History, The Millions Win; That Is Democracy.

Language, Journalism, Food, Sex. All Is Politics. Even Innocent Love Stories Are Politics. ... There Is No Such Thing As Neutrality.

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.

She Is Free To Do What She Wants, And Free Not To Do It.