Fearing Servility, People Become Servile.

I Had To Educate Myself About Female Circumcision, About The Clitoris, About Sexology. We Studied Gynecology Only. Pregnancy, Maternal Care, Etc.

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.

They Said, “you Are A Savage And Dangerous Woman.” I Am Speaking The Truth. And The Truth Is Savage And Dangerous.

I Have Triumphed Over Both Life And Death Because I No Longer Desire To Live, Nor Do I Any Longer Fear To Die.

Fearing Servility, People Become Servile.