Plastic Surgery Is A Postmodern Veil.

First Of All, I Hated The Medical Profession. Medical Education In Egypt Was Taken From The British, French, Colonial Educational System. And It's Very, Very Lacking - There Is No Sexology. I Never Read The Word Clitoris In Any Medical Book When I Was Educated.

War Criminals In The U.s. And Israel Are Not Punished: No International Court Has The Courage To Put Them On Trial.

In History, The Millions Win; That Is Democracy.

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.

I Had To Educate Myself About Female Circumcision, About The Clitoris, About Sexology. We Studied Gynecology Only. Pregnancy, Maternal Care, Etc.