Ishtaq Book & Film Club presents: Woman at Point Zero

300 Blake Street,Raleigh NC 27601

13 May, 2023

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About the book, Woman at Point Zero From her prison cell, Firdaus, sentenced to die for having killed a pimp in a Cairo street, tells of her life from village childhood to city prostitute. Society's retribution for her act of defiance - death - she welcomes as the only way she can finally be free Purchase the book: Good Reads (Kindle option also available) Barnes and Noble PDF version of the book - send an email to [email protected] if interested! About the author, Nawal el Saadawi Nawal El Saadawi was born in 1931, in a small village outside Cairo. She graduated from the University of Cairo Medical School in 1955, specializing in psychiatry. For two years, she practiced as a medical doctor, both at the university and in her native Tahla. In 1981 Nawal El Saadawi publicly criticized the one-party rule of President Anwar Sadat, and was subsequently arrested and imprisoned. She was released one month after his assassination. In 1982, she established the Arab Women's Solidarity Association, which was outlawed in 1991. When, in 1988, her name appeared on a fundamentalist death list, she and her second husband, Sherif Hetata, fled to the USA, where she taught at Duke University and Washington State University. She returned to Egypt in 1996. She has achieved widespread international recognition for her work up until her passing in 2021. She holds honorary doctorates from the universities of York, Illinois at Chicago, St Andrews and Tromso. Her many prizes and awards include the Great Minds of the Twentieth Century Prize, awarded by the American Biographical Institute in 2003, the North-South Prize from the Council of Europe and the Premi Internacional Catalunya in 2004. Her books have been translated into over 28 languages worldwide. They are taught in universities across the world. Excerpt from Good Reads About Ishtaq Ishtaq is a book and film club rooted in culture and identity exploration. We are creating spaces to connect with others and reflect on our identities as we dive into BAMEMSA (Black, African, Middle Eastern, Muslim and South Asian) media.