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Feminist icon Nawal el-Saadawi dies aged 89

Feminist icon Nawal el-Saadawi has died aged 89 from a long illness.

Saadawi was an outspoken champion of women’s rights in the Arab world and is known for revolutionising discussions on gender in Muslim societies
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