In History, The Millions Win; That Is

Revolutionary Men With Principles Were Not Really Different From The Rest. They Used Their Cleverness To Get, In Return For Principles, What Other Men Buy With Their Money.

The Salafists Are Trying To Abort The Revolution And Make It Religious, Though The Revolution Started Secular. There Was Not A Single Islamic Slogan. 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.

Yet Not For A Single Moment Did I Have Any Doubts About My Own Integrity And Honour As A Woman. I Knew That My Profession Had Been Invented By Men, And That Men Were In Control Of Both Our Worlds, The One On Earth, And The One In Heaven. That Men Force Women To Sell Their Bodies At A Price, And That The Lowest Paid Body Is That Of A Wife. All Women Are Prostitutes Of One Kind Or Another.

Interviewer: What Would You Say To A Woman In This Country Who Assumes She Is No Longer Oppressed, Who Believes Women's Liberation Has Been Achieved? El Saadawi: Well I Would Think She Is Blind. Like Many People Who Are Blind To Gender Problems, To Class Problems, To International Problems. She's Blind To What's Happening To Her.

When You Are Intelligent And Beautiful You Face A Lot Of Problems. If You Are Beautiful And Stupid Then It's Easy.