Oppression

Evil, sinful, lover of Satan and weak are just a few adjectives to describe women through history. Nevertheless, women were not always portrayed as so. Women once held a strong and dominated figure within the society. In the ancient Egyptian society, women were equal to men in status and prestige. Within the XVIIIth Dynasty, women such as Nephertiti and Hatchipsoot reign the country. “In that period, Pharaonic women laboured in textile and carpet manufactory, traded …

…that is not the case. There is such a great amount of tradition and customs that is quite difficult to break away from. We need more people I m the world that are willing to take a stand for what they believe in such as Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Ghandi, Mother Teresa, etc. Bibliography Bibliography El Saadawi, Nawal. (1980). The Hidden Face Of Eve; Women in the Arab World. New York; St Martin Press, Inc.