Memorial Page for Nawal El Saadawi
Egyptian feminist writer
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March 21st, 2026
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Nawal El Saadawi (* October 27, 1931 in Kafr Tahla; † March 21, 2021 in Ganub al-Giza) was an egyptian feminist writer. She was 89 years old. She was married to Sherif Hatata. Her education included Columbia University and Cairo University. Her faith was atheism. She received 10 awards, including Seán MacBride Peace Prize, Stig Dagerman Prize.
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11 EventsBorn in Kafr Tahla, Qalyubia Governorate
1931Married Sherif Hatata
1964until 2010
Duke University
1993until 1996
honorary doctor of the University of St Andrews
1997Catalonia International Prize
2003North–South Prize
2004honorary doctor of the Université libre de Bruxelles
2007Stig Dagerman Prize
2011Seán MacBride Peace Prize
2012BBC 100 Women
2015Died in Ganub al-Giza, Giza Governorate
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- Sherif Hatata
Nawal El Saadawi. Forever remembered.