{"product_id":"a-daughter-of-isis-the-early-life-of-nawal-el-saadawi-in-her-own-words-9780755651566","title":"A Daughter of Isis: The Early Life of Nawal El Saadawi, in Her Own Words","description":"In \u003ci\u003eA Daughter of Isis, \u003c\/i\u003e Nawal El Saadawi, author of \u003ci\u003eWoman at Point Zero\u003c\/i\u003e and one of the Arab world's greatest writers, tells the story of the formative years which shaped an iconic voice in global feminism. In poignant and moving prose we learn about her relationships with her family, her traumatic experience of female genital mutilation at seven years old and escaping suitors at ten and her journey from the rural Egyptian village of her birth to metropolitan Cairo to study medicine. Filled with warmth as well as critical reflection, this book reveals the early years of a remarkable life dedicated to the fight for justice and equality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNawal El Saadawi\u003c\/b\u003e was born in a village outside Cairo, Egypt, in 1931. A trained medical doctor, she wrote landmark works on the oppression of Arab women including \u003ci\u003eWoman at Point Zero\u003c\/i\u003e (1973), \u003ci\u003eGod Dies by the Nile\u003c\/i\u003e (1976) and \u003ci\u003eThe Hidden Face of Eve\u003c\/i\u003e (1977). After being imprisoned by Anwar Sadat's government for criticising the regime, she founded the Arab Women's Solidarity Association in 1982, before being forced into exile in later life due to death threats by religious extremists. She returned to Egypt in 1996, running for president in 2005 until government persecution forced her to withdraw. Saadawi died in Egypt in 2021.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50910931681554,"sku":"9780755651566","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_529e9ecd-def0-47ec-8777-8870f5aaa103.jpg?v=1738719782","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-daughter-of-isis-the-early-life-of-nawal-el-saadawi-in-her-own-words-9780755651566","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}