Feminists worldwide mourn Egyptian trailblazer Nawal El Saadawi
The author of more than 50 books, she smashed taboos from sexuality and prostitution to female genital mutilation (FGM) - a practice she suffered as a child.
Egyptian writer Nawal el-Saadawi during an interview with Reuters in Cairo May 23, 2001. (photo credit: REUTERS)ByREUTERS