Nawal El Saadawi - Part Two

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.