Egyptian Feminist Writer Calls to Not Exclude Youth and Women from Constitution Committee

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Dr. Nawal Al-Sa'dawi, a prominent Egyptian writer and women's rights activist, criticized the absence of youth and women in the judiciary committee formed to draft changes to Egypt's constitution. In an editorial that appeared in the English-language online edition of the Egyptian government daily Al-Ahram, she wrote that those who had participated in the uprising and risked their lives to ensure its success have earned the right to be represented in the committee. She denied that the right to amend the constitution is the exclusive privilege of lawmakers, pointing out that "there are hundreds of thinkers among the ranks [of the youth] who are qualified in every sector, including the law." She also noted that the committee includes representatives from various sectors that make up a far smaller percentage of Egypt's population than its women, such as the Coptic community and the Muslim Brotherhood.
Al-Sa'dawi called for the reinstitution of the Egyptian Women's Union, which was dissolved by the regime following Hosni Mubarak's rise to power in the 1980s.
 It should be noted that the U.S. has also expressed concern over the lack of women on the constitution committee

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	Nawal Sa`dawi Feminist Leader and Novelist, Cairo, Egypt
Nawal Sa`dawi is a novelist, a psychiatrist and a writer who is well known both in the Arab countries and in many other parts of the world. Her novels and her books on the situation of women in Egyptian and Arab society have had a deep effect on successive generations of young women over the last three decades. Sa`dawi has been awarded several national and international literary prizes, and has lectured in many universities and participated in many international and national conferences. Her works have been translated into over 30 languages all over the world, and some of them are taught in a number of university colleges in different countries. Sa`dawi is.the Founder and President, Arab Women Solidarity Association (1992-Present); Founder, Noon Magazine, magazine of the Association (1989-1991); Co-founder, Arab Association for Human Rights, 1983-1987; Founder and Vice-President, African Association for Women on Research and Development, Dakkar, Senegal (1977-1987); Founder, Health Education Association and Chief Editor, Health Magazine, Cairo, Egypt (1968-1974); Founder, Egyptian Women Writer's Association (1971); the Secretary-General of Medical Association, Cairo, Egypt (1968-1972).

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