![]() ![]() She was not afraid of speaking her mind and expressing unorthodox views on all fronts, even if this expression was going to cause her problems (she spent time in an Egyptian prison for expressing those views). Full of life and tireless throughout.Īs a Middle Eastern feminist, she was one of a kind. ![]() At some point, music started playing and she began singing and dancing, with more stamina and energy than women at least half her age. I met Saadawi in person first when she was already 80, at a friend’s place in Beirut. Her 1980 book The Hidden Face of Eve shone a spotlight on the issue of female genital mutilation (FGM). Dima Dabbous, Equality Now’s Regional Representative in the Middle East and North Africa, shared her thoughts on a truly phenomenal woman. Author of over 55 books, El Saadawi was a prominent feminist campaigner. On Sunday, Egyptian writer Nawal El Saadawi died at the age of 89. ![]()
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![]() ![]() "How many Polish people does it take to screw in a light bulb?" Sharks are hardy creatures, but they do not thrive on public transportation. ![]() First of all, let's dispense with this absurd stereotype that the French are rude. Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza. Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. If someone is nice to you but rude to the waiter, they are not a nice person. He has also written numerous books of humor and parody, as well as comedic novels. Laughter is how we express the anxiety we feel at this knowledge.ĭavid McAlister "Dave" Barry (born July 3, 1947) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American author and columnist, who wrote a nationally syndicated humor column for The Miami Herald from 1983 to 2005. A sense of humor is a measurement of the extent to which we realize that we are trapped in a world almost totally devoid of reason. ![]() ![]() ![]() Īs she was raised in exile, never staying long as one place, Daenerys has never truly known a place to call home. She grows more confident in A Song of Ice and Fire, however, and her followers generally regard her with great respect and love, and Jorah Mormont and Barristan Selmy have compared her to her deceased brother, Prince Rhaegar, who had been valiant, honorable, and noble, and is still fondly remembered in the Seven Kingdoms. ĭaenerys grew up terrified of and abused by her brother Viserys, and was regarded as fearful and furtive by Magister Illyrio Mopatis. She quickly learns the Dothraki language, and the Ghiscari tongue. īeside the Common Tongue, Daenerys speaks the bastard Valyrian of the Free Cities with a Tyroshi accent, and High Valyrian. Daenerys has been described as fair, and beautiful. She is said to resemble Queen Naerys Targaryen, though Daenerys is taller and stronger. Daenerys is slender of frame, with small breasts. A young woman in her early teens, Daenerys has the classical Valyrian look She has violet eyes, pale skin, and long, pale silver-gold hair. ![]() |