The Egyptian author Nawal El Saadawi was a global legend, as outspoken, hilarious and totally un-self-censored into her 80s as she ever was, always a force of nature. First shown in 2017
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The Egyptian author Nawal El Saadawi was a global legend, as outspoken, hilarious and totally un-self-censored into her 80s as she ever was, always a force of nature. First shown in 2017 when she was 85, imagine... visited her at home in Cairo and travels with her to the village where she was born.
A writer of over 50 books and a winner of numerous international awards, she is famed as a pioneer in the fight against female genital mutilation, to which she herself was subjected. In this edition of the programme, she addresses some of the world's biggest challenges in a surprising and personal way.
