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Summary:AN EGYPTIAN WOMAN, NOW LIVING IN PARIS, GOES BACK TO HER COUNTRY TO MEET THE BANNED FEMINIST WRITER, NAWAL EL SAADAWI, WHO SHE HAS ALWAYS ADMIRED. IN THE PROCESS, MANY OF HER ILLUSIONS ARE SHATTERED, AND SHE IS IMMERSED AGAIN IN THE WORLD OF HER FAMILY AND OTHER MUSLIM WOMEN. MOVING BETWEEN A VILLAGE IN THE NILE DELTA, CAIRO AND UPPER EGYPT, THE FILM INTRODUCES US TO FAMILY LIFE AND TRADITIONS IN EGYPT AND HOW THESE HAVE AFFECTED WOMEN'S EXPERIENCES OF GROWING UP, FORMING RELATINSHIPS AND MARRIAGE.
Description:HOW TO BE A PROGRESSIVE WOMAN WRITER IN A REPRESSIVE ISLAMIC SOCIETY? PROFILE OF NAWAL EL-SAADAWI WHO IS BANNED BY THE EGYPTIAN AUTHORITIES.