​When We Are Bold

Rana Husseini is a reporter and human rights activist whose 2009 book Murder in the Name of Honour brought so-called crimes of honour to national attention in her native Jordan. She is a reporter with The Jordan Times, and a board member of Equality Now, an international human rights organization dedicated to women’s rights.

Read Nawal El Saadawi: Telling Dangerous and Savage Truths 
by Rana Husseini in When We Are Bold: Women Who Turn Our Upsidedown World Right

Nawal El Saadawi is a prolific Egyptian author, playwright, human rights activist and physician, and one of the leading feminists of her generation. Her books, which often address feminist issues that are taboo in Arab societies, have regularly been banned in Egypt and other Arab countries. Her recent work on women’s rights has focused on eliminating the widespread practice of female genital mutilation.