A Daughter of Isis: The Early Life of Nawal El Saadawi, In Her Own Words

Mesmerized by the description of life of a women in Egypt in the early 1940s. A feminist story about the dedication of a woman that tried to change the mindset of women surrounding her, including her grandmother, aunts, teachers, friends etc. Women being imprisoned by society expectations and don't know better other than to pass it down to the next generation. The thought process and principles echoed how she living her life till today. Live long Dr. Nawal, you are an inspiration to women everywhere. I bought another book (Memoirs of a Woman Doctor) after reading this book

It is a personal historical outlook at politics and how it affected the life of Dr. Nawal el-Sadawi and how she affected politics in Egypt great read Daughters of Isis is a must-read as her life is influenced culture religion and the past Dr. el-Sadawi is a doctor hence a healer the role of Isis in ancient times she was a healer a gift passed down from the women or mother

A lot of women would identify with the feelings of growing up as a girl as described in this book. Apart from the general stuff that's common everywhere (girls need to watch what they wear from a very early age, and inadequate information sharing about their own bodies) to feelings that are more common in developing countries (preference of boys over girls, and girls being restricted to household duties while their education is optional). It is a reminder of how far we've come and how much further we need to go still in the field of women's empowerment.

Some pages were dirty but I expected it from a used book

Thank you very much

Comparing her with the girls and women of nowadays' Middle East I would recommend them to read this book. That`s all.