Doubt Is The First Step Towards Knowledge,

There Was Not A Single Islamic Slogan [in Egypt]. It Was Secular Men And Women, And In Fact, They Were Unified. Now They Want To Divide The Revolution, And Religion Is A Very Strong Weapon.

The Feminists Who Are Aware Of The Effects Of Patriarchy Realize That We Are All In The Same Boat From The Dangers Of Patriarchy, And That The Oppression Of Women Is Universal.

I Never Stopped Writing. I Started Writing When I Was Twelve Years Of Age. And I Was Writing All The Time. But Nothing Was Translated Until Thirty Years After I Started Writing, When The Hidden Face Of Eve Was Translated In 1980.

Motherhood Goes Back In History To A Time When A Father Had No Way Of Knowing His Children. Fatherhood Only Became Known When Class Patriarchal Society Had Established Itself And Imposed Monogamous Marriage On Women. Motherhood Is Like Sun And Rain And Plants, A Quality And Product Of Nature Which Does Not Require Laws Or Systems In Order To Exist.

The Medical Profession [in Egypt] Is Also Very Commercial. Health Is Not Given To The Poor. You Know, If You Have Money, You Have Medical Care; If You Do Not, Then You Are In Trouble. I Was Not Ready At All To Build My Economic Security On The Diseases Of People, On Suffering, Especially Of Women And Children. So, In A Way, I Rebelled Against It.