Part one of term paper
Freedom for people, especially women in a third world country such as Egypt, can be very costly. In the novel Woman at Point Zero, the main character Firdaus could only attain freedom through her death. In Egypt, women face abuse in some way or another, throughout their lifetime. Unless a woman in Egypt has a degree from a University, it is ...

Part two of term paper
... and militant writer on Arab woman's problems and their struggle for liberation, was born in the village of Kafr Tahla on October 27, 1931 (Speace 1,3). She has been married three times and is now living with her present husband Sherif Hetata, who is also the translator of this book (Speace 1). When Saadawi was younger, she refused to accept the limitations imposed by both religion and colonial oppression on most women of rural origin. She qualified as a medical doctor in 1955 and rose to bec ...