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Egyptian feminist writer (1931–2021)
Also known as: Nawal al Sadaawi, Nawal as-Sa'dawi, Nawal as-Saadawi, Nawal el-Saadaoui, Nawal Saadawi, Saadawi
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- The hidden face of Eve (1980)
- Woman at Point Zero (1983)
- Mudhakkirāt ṭabībah (1965)
- Memoirs from the women's prison
- A daughter of Isis