The Feminist and Religious Features in Some of Nawal El Saadawi Literary Works

Abstract

Who is Nawal El Saadawi? What are the features that El Saadawi has used in some of her novels? What are the difficulties that Nawal El Saadawi faced when she decided to writy to send a message for all over the world about her feminist thoughts? In the western culture, It man comes as a surprise to many that there are a number of Arab women who campaign for rights, and better quality of life, facing imprisonment and exile in many cases. Nawal El Saadawi is an example but not the only one.

On the subject of women's rights however El Saadawi is vocal not just about her own gender, but about social equality as a whole. Nawal El Saadawi used most of her literary works to concentrate on the idea of women's rights and how women suffer in society.

Throughout reading El Saadawi's literary works and watching some interviews with her one must have decided to write about the feminist features that Nawal El Saadawi has throughout some of her literary. Works. Two novels have been chosen as a sample for this term paper research which are listed down:

1. Woman at Point Zero. (novel)

2. Memories of A Woman Doctor (novel)

The feminist and religious aspets will be discussed throughout the following chapters in this paper. The concentration is on the feminist and religious features and views and the techniques that El Saadawi has used to reveal her thoughts. All of the above works were translated into English.