Egyptian Feminist Nawal El-Sadaawi to Presdency Bid

The lady whom the East and The west are fighting !!!!!!!!!!!!

First who is Nawal El-Saadawi?

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of course this is her officail website ,so you will find her speaking about herself from her own point of view. She is an old lady who admits her real age ,doesn't use any make up and her clothes are so simple for any woman ( seems man style to me) ,supports the Women's lost rights in the East because of the Eastern Men and she fights for the freedom of the Women and freedom of Expression ,she is against the United States and Iseral ,her famous words "The East and West are fighting me",an old ex-communist, her opinions always condricts with the State and the Religion of Islam and even some time chisrtianity ,been to jail several times and went to exile several time , she is a kind of -I love trouble -Lady

Ok my turn to comment on her , I respect some of Nawal's opinions especailly about the freedom of expression ,Democracy ,Men, United states and Iseral but I am not convince or respect her opinion regarding the religion or anything related to it ( I am a muslim who respects her religion very much) also sometimes I agree with the people saying she always wants to be under the spot light

Second what is the meaning of this title? check this link in BBC ,it will give further information

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Nawal wants to run for the Egyptian presidency race in 2005,the race which usually had and have only one racer that the president himself as the rule in The middle East and third world, a brave step especailly from An egyptian Woman ,the reason behind this isnot to win like she said but to make the Egyptian people Wake up from their long sleep and get back their stolen freedom ( I respect this )

yet her mission is a mission impossible one why?

because first She won't be able to do this beacue she will have to take the approval of the people 's assmebly (The parliment) to be a canadidate at least 1/3 of its members ( majority from the national democratic party ,the president Party ,the Governer Part) and the opposition minority doesn't like her and hate her----------this is from the officail side, also all political parties except the communists and left wing socailists (No influence for them now in the Egyptian street) don't like her

second if she succeeded and became a candidate the majority of the egyptian People won't vote for her ,as the majority thinks she is a crazy old woman hates the Islam , The Egyptians are religious whether Muslims or Chirstians ,her socail opinions are shocking to the society plus she is a woman , (hello we are in the East where in The middle ages the King of Syria Sent to the Egyptians when Queen Shagrat ElDar ruled Egypt asking them if men vanished from Egypt so that a woman would rule it!!!!!)

Third she isnot a politicain or has an military expertise ,yes she understands in Politics but Can she take a political decision ? a military expertise is important espeacially we live in a region ,Death and War are parts from its Dune( Magda El-Roumi's Kana)

The third reason is why I don't encourage her

anyway I forgot to say that this news isnot mentioned and is ignored completely in the offical media ,only foreign ,arab and opposition Egyptian newspapers mentioned it

It is a brave thing from her ,but the Egyptian People are not sleepy as she says ,it is awake but it watches what is going around it silently just as it used to do from 7000 years

imagine a summit meeting between her and George Bush

Peace
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Reply #1 Top
She's one brave lady. I think it's commendable that she is trying to bring womens issues to light in a society hugely dominated by men. Good for her. I just hope she doesn't get assassinated for her "heresy".
Reply #2 Top
Commendable or no, she will be trampled by the system in place. She's got as much chance as a sow in the Miss America pageant.
Reply #3 Top
Commendable or no, she will be trampled by the system in place.


But then, she's still willing to make the attempt. Someone has to step forward to pave the way for others after them. Similarly, look at: Link
We can hope that this sort of forward thinking will catch on, little by little...
Reply #4 Top
@ dabe

I don't think she will get assassinated for her brave step as already most of the society looks to her as a crazy old woman ,plus it will be obvoius that the system is behind it,they don't need it ,the elections system is with them and the society despite hating this system won't accept her

@Pseudosoldier
you are right about this forward thinking ,not because she is a woman ,but because for over 20 years no one dared to say that I going to be a candidate in the presidential elections whether a man or a woman

I already met some people who don't like her thoughts yet they said they will going to choose her if she passed the assmebly just for the sake of change