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Alt-text: “At the intersection of three identities synonymous with repression, one often finds herself asking, “What is the place of the Black Muslim woman in today’s world?” Tweet thread: Nawal El Saadawi was an Egyptian feminist writer, activist and physician who bore witness to the innumerable presuppositions and strongly rooted myths about virginity, hymen, and the female body. Truly, a universal feminist addressing a universal challenge. Thank you for sharing. Subtweets: “The root of the oppression of women lies in the global post-modern capitalist system, which is supported by religious fundamentalism.” - Nawal El Saadawi @drvandanashiva The passing of Nawal El Saadawi deprives the Arab world, &Arab women in particular, of a remarkable feminist fighter, a pioneer who exposed gender power politics & the imperative of resistance. An activist, philosopher, writer Nawal was an irresistible force for defiance &change. Tweet: “South African feminist scholar Sa’diyya Shaikh says the feminist work of Muslim women is in a double bind. It has to contend with patriarchal structures and sexist interpretations of Islam, as well as Islamophobic and imperialist representations of Islam.