The writings of Nawal El Saadawi are essential to anyone wishing to understand the contemporary Arab world. Her dissident voice has stayed as consistent in its critique of neo.imperialist international politics as it has in its denunciation of women's oppression, both in her native Egypt and in the wider world.Saadawi is a figure of international significance, and her work has a central place in Arabic history and culture of the last half century. Featuring work never before translated into English, The Essential Nawal El Saadawi gathers together a wide range of Saadawi's writing. From novellas and short stories to essays on politics, culture, religion and sex; from extensive interviews to her work as a dramatist; from poetry to autobiography, this book is essential for anyone wishing to gain a sense of the breadth of Saadawi's work.

The Essential Nawal El Saadawi gathers together a wide range of Saadawi's writing. From novellas and short stories to essays on politics, culture, religion and sex; from extensive interviews to her work as a dramatist; from poetry to autobiography, this book is essential for anyone wishing to gain a sense of the breadth of Saadawi's work.

AcknowledgementsPreface - Nawal El SaadawiTimelineIntroduction - Adele Newson-HorstPart I: Articles/Essays/Non-fictional Prose1. How to Write and Why2. How to Fight Against the Postmodern Slave System3. First Trip Outside the Homeland4. Introduction to The Hidden Face of Eve5. The Seventh International AWSA Conference6. Women and the Poor7. God Above, Husband Below8. The House of Desolation9. The Streetwalker and the Woman Writer10. Muslim Women in the Market11. Bodour12. Writing and Freedom13. The Three Universal Taboos: Sex, Religion, and Politics14. Breeding Terror or an Uncivilized Clash of Civilizations15. Breeding Terror or an Uncivilized Clash of Civilizations16. Fear and Writing17. Obama's Speech in CairoPart II: Fiction and Poetry18. Death of an Ex-Minister19. My Ideal Mother20. A Paper that was Never Presented for Publication21. Sixteen Short Poems22. Inspired by the Summit Meeting with the Elite23. The Impact of Fanatic Religious ThoughtPart III: Drama24. Twelve Women in a CellPart IV: Interviews and Criticism25. Feminism in Egypt: A Conversation with Nawal El Saadawi26. Fed Up with Limited Thinking: An Interview27. Conversations with Nawal El Saadawi28. Nawal El Saadawi's Fall of the Imam: The Daughter of the Goddess of the Land Fells the Imam and Rises AgainPart V: Bibliographies29. Bibliography of Book Length Works30. Bibliography of Interviews31. Bibliography of Criticism