The feminist ideas of Nawal El Saadawi in light of the intellectual foundations of existencialism and socialism

• Shahriar, Giti ^[1] ; Yusefi, Fatemeh ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Mohaghegh Ardabili

     University of Mohaghegh Ardabili

     Irán

     
• Localización: Interacción y perspectiva: Revista de Trabajo Social, ISSN 2244-808X, Vol. 9, Nº. 1, 2019, págs. 95-106
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The Feminist critique, by revising some of its notions, and attempting to understand the cruel nature of what seemed like an autonomous philosophy, was based on stereotypes imposed by the society on women (stereotypes such as the woman of death, The angel in house and  the moral guard of man), and these representations are linked to the humiliation of women in social life. Consequently, throughout its history, it has been continually calling for the abolition and destruction of the patriarchal system and the elimination of the predominance of gender discrimination. This movement has several peculiarities, of which the most important are existentialist feminism and socialist feminism. Nawal Sadawi is one of the feminist writers in the Arab world; in her works, including the novel "a Woman at zero point ", she deals with the patriarchal system and gender discrimination stemming from social and religious traditions. In this essay, we have examined the feminist ideas of Nawal El Saadawi in light of her being influenced by intellectual foundations of existentialism and socialism in the novel “Woman at zero point ". To Nawal El Sadawi the suppression of women is the fundamental form of patriarchy. Hence, she often defines male dependency in terms of male sexual feelings.