Nawal El Saadawi - Part Two
In this second episode of Imagine..., first shown in 2017, presenter Alan Yentob visits Nawal El Saadawi at her home in Cairo.
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. Following her recent death, another chance to see the documentary Imagine..., first shown in 2017 when she was 85. In this second episode, presenter Alan Yentob visits Nawal El Saadawi at her home in Cairo and continues her life story of training as a doctor, her marriages, her medical career fighting against female genital mutilation and her imprisonment as a political prisoner. With contributions from other writers such as Margaret Atwood on the immense impact of her work, El Saadawi completed over 50 books and was a winner of numerous international awards. She was famed as a pioneer in the fight against female genital mutilation, to which she herself was subjected. In this two-part documentary, Nawal El Saadawi addresses some of the world's biggest challenges in a surprising and personal way.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Alan Yentob |
Interviewed Guest | Nawal El Saadawi |
Interviewed Guest | Deeyah Khan |
Interviewed Guest | Margaret Atwood |
Interviewed Guest | Mona Eltahawy |
Interviewed Guest | Leyla Hussein |
Series Editor | Alan Yentob |
Executive Producer | Tanya Hudson |
Producer | Jill Nicholls |
Director | Jill Nicholls |
Broadcasts
- Sat 17 Apr 2021 17:30GMT成人快手 News except UK & UK HD
- Sat 17 Apr 2021 22:30GMT成人快手 News except UK & UK HD
- Sun 18 Apr 2021 04:30GMT成人快手 News except UK & UK HD
- Tue 20 Apr 2021 07:30GMT成人快手 News except UK & UK HD
- Wed 21 Apr 2021 06:30GMT成人快手 News except UK & UK HD
- Wed 21 Apr 2021 10:30GMT成人快手 News except UK & UK HD