To Have Arrived At The Truth Means

Home Is Where You Are Appreciated, Safe And Protected, Creative, And Where You Are Loved - Not Where You Are Put In Prison.

Men Impose Deception On Women And Punish Them For Being Deceived, Force Them Down To The Lowest Level And Punish Them For Falling So Low, Bind Them In Marriage And Then Chastise Them With Menial Service For Life, Or Insults, Or Blows.

There Is Not A Revolution That Succeeded In A Few Months. It Takes Years, Even Decades, To Fulfill Its Goals. I Am Very Hopeful Because I Trust The Revolution And Feel Nobody Can Really Conquer A Nation That Has Decided To Be United And To Fight, And We Decided To Fight. The Revolution Is There, Inside The Egyptians By The Millions.

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.

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.