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Zeina Zeina by Nawal El Saadawi
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“الأحرار لا يتحدثون عن الحرية ، لأنهم يعيشونها ، فاقد الشئ يتكلم عنه طوال الوقت .”
Nawal El-Saadawi, Zeina
“Badreya whispered in her ear, “The price of freedom is high, Bodour, and there is no writing without freedom. Break your chains, Bodour, break free of your prison and reach out for the forbidden tree. If you eat from it, you will not die, for knowledge leads you to life and not to death. You will live forever.”
Nawal El Saadawi, Zeina
“God was just and that the head of the state in Egypt wielded his power fairly. If God deprived a child of family or wealth, He might bless him with intelligence, music, or the love of God and the homeland. A poor person might still be morally rich.”
Nawal El Saadawi, Zeina
“Reality always seemed pale in comparison with the stark beauty of fantasy.”
Nawal El Saadawi, Zeina
“كنت سجينة الخوف ، حتى عرفت الوحدة فوجدتها جميلة موحية .”
Nawal El-Saadawi, Zeina
“Our ethical conduct depends on awareness and conscience, and not on religion. Some priests and sheikhs rape children and embezzle money. There are women and men who believe in no religion, but they have integrity and fight for truth. They would die defending justice and freedom. Music lifts the spirit and revives the conscience. It never causes rifts or wars. Religions cause sectarian tensions and pogroms. There is no connection between justice and religion, for justice can exist in a world without religion. There is also no connection between morality and religion, for there are people who have no religion but act in a perfectly moral manner.”
Nawal El Saadawi, Zeina
“معظم الرجال مرضى ، يعانون من ازدواجية الشخصية ، خاصة الرجال من الطبقة المثقفة العليا ، يتزوج الرجل زميلته المثقفة من الطبقة ذاتها ، زواج اجتماعي ليس إلا ، لتصحبه في الحفلات ، تتصور معه في المناسبات ، في الليل يتسلل من فراشها إلى الخادمة في المطبخ أو السكرتيرة في المكتب ، لا يشتهي إلا الفتيات الصغيرات من الطبقة الدنيا ، تراه الواحدة منهن رجلاً عظيماً ، عبقرياً نادر الوجود ، ليس له مثال ، إله أو نصف إله .”
Nawal El-Saadawi, Zeina
“لا يقدم على الإنتحار إلا من يحب نفسه إلى حد الموت .”
Nawal El-Saadawi, Zeina