She Spoke the Unspeakable
The author Nawal El Saadawi was a global legend. First shown in 2017 when she was 85, imagine... visited her in Cairo and travels with her to the village where she was born.
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. First shown in 2017 when she was 85, imagine... visited her at home in Cairo and travels with her to the village where she was born.
A writer of over 50 books and a winner of numerous international awards, she is famed as a pioneer in the fight against female genital mutilation, to which she herself was subjected. In this edition of the programme, she addresses some of the world's biggest challenges in a surprising and personal way.
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On God & Justice
Duration: 02:46
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Mona Eltahawy
Duration: 03:30
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Nawal El Saadawi on Late Show, 1991
Duration: 04:26
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Walking Through Fire
Duration: 01:04
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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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Jan Garbarek Group
Psalm
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Anouar Brahem
Epilogue (Pour Manfred Eicher)
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Bobo Stenson
Polska Of Despair
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London Symphony Orchestra
Sad Jane
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Misha Dichter
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 11
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Hazon Aaron & Kohen Yasak
Hades Kekedem
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Jan Garbarek Group
Psalm
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Anouar Brahem
Battements
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Steven Isserlis & London Symphony Orchestra
The Annunciation
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Hazon Aaron & Kohen Yasak
Azkir Hasde El
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Hazon Aaron & Kohen Yasak
Hades Kekedem
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Anouar Brahem
Battements
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Jan Garbarek Group
Psalm
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Anouar Brahem
Battements
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Mikhail Pletnev
Variations On A Theme of Corelli
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Jan Garbarek Group
Psalm
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Anouar Brahem
Lumière Du Silence
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Anouar Brahem
Iram Retrouvée
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Anouar Brahem
Iram Retrouvée
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Arild Andersen
Sagn
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Egberto Gismonti & Naná Vasconcelos
Bianca
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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