Nawal El Saadawi quotes

Whenever I go to New York or any European country, they say: 'Nawal, why don't you get a facelift?' I tell them, 'I am proud of my wrinkles. Every wrinkle on my face tells the story of my life. Why should I hide my age?'

Home is where you are appreciated, safe and protected, creative, and where you are loved - not where you are put in prison.

Unity is power; without unity women cannot fight for their rights anywhere.

What makes revolutionary thought unique is its clarity and dignity, and its clear grasp of freedom and justice: simple, clear words that are understood without the need for any help from elite writers or thinkers.

I've participated in many demonstrations since I was a child. When I was at medical college, I was fighting King Farouk, then British colonization, against Nasser, against Sadat who pushed me into prison, Mubarak who pushed me into exile. I never stopped.

To be creative means to connect. It's to abolish the gap between the body, the mind and the soul, between science and art, between fiction and nonfiction.

You know, I look to myself mainly as a creative writer all my life and a medical doctor.

Unity is power; without unity women cannot fight for their rights anywhere.

War criminals in the U.S. and Israel are not punished: no international court has the courage to put them on trial.