Reposting my latest article for The Guardian, which was titled “An Egyptian classic of feminist fiction”. It’s a review of the seminal book “Woman At Point Zero” by Nawal El Saadawi which is republished by Zed Books this month. This month, a 1975 novel by one of the most influential feminist thinkers in the Arab world is…
7 non-fiction books African feminists should read
African feminists, that is African women who are feminists, should not only read books by other African women. From my Afropolitan point of view, our reading should be cosmopolitan, we should enjoy books about all kinds of topics from anywhere in the cosmos. That is how you expand your mind, and not by repeatedly reading one genre. However,…
A discussion with Nawal El Saadawi and other upcoming talks
Next month, I will be in discussion with one of my biggest role models, the renowned Egyptian writer Nawal El Saadawi. The impact El Saadawi has had on my work (and my life!) is profound, I intensely admire her achievements as a writer, intellectual, feminist, philosopher and activist. In fact, I live by one of her wisdoms. She says: “Words should…