![]() ![]() Al-Saʿdāwī continues to this day to use her writing to condemn repressive systems and has written that "There is no power in the world that can strip my writings from me." Al-Saʿdāwī continues to write and fight for women's rights.Īccording to Smithsonian Magazine, M19 went from making posters and picketing to abetting prison breaks and robbing armored trucks. ![]() She was finally released, her experience became immortalized in her 1983 text Memoirs from the Women's Prison. According to Time, she was reportedly arrested for her outspoken views, which were considered "crimes against the state."Īl-Saʿdāwī was held for almost a year, and during a two-month span, she wrote about her experiences with a smuggled eyebrow pencil and toilet paper. The previous year, in 1972, al-Saʿdāwī was also expelled from her job in the ministry of health because of her book Al-marʾah wa al-jins ( Women and Sex).Īccording to the Index on Censorship, al-Saʿdāwī was one of over 1,000 people who were arrested on Septemand held without charge. The magazine she founded, Health, was shut down by Egyptian authorities in 1973. However, her work was repeatedly suppressed. ![]()
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