![]() ![]() When she graduates, her uncles marries her off to a grotesque old man named Sheikh Mahmoud, who rapes and beats her until she runs away. When Firdaus’s parents die, her uncle adopts her and takes her to Cairo, where he puts her through primary and secondary school. The only adult with whom Firdaus has a relatively positive relationship is her uncle, who she enjoys spending time with even though he sexually abuses her as a child. ![]() Firdaus’s mother has her circumcised as a young girl, cutting off her clitoris with a razor blade. Firdaus’s father beats her mother and demonstrates complete disregard for his daughters. From her earliest years, she experiences sexism and abuse. ![]() Firdaus is born in rural Egypt to a poor family in the mid-20th century. Firdaus is the protagonist of the story and the primary narrator, based on an actual woman Nawal El Saadawi met in Qanatir Prison. ![]()
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