In Nawal El Saadawi's play "God Resigns", the prophets and great
women gather for a meeting with God. Satan arrives to tender his
resignation, but neither Jesus, Mohammad, nor Moses is willing to
replace him. Finally, God himself resigns in disgust. Eygptian
officials declared the work heretical because 'God cannot resign'
and ordered her publisher to destroy all copies. El Saadawi was
charged with insulting Islam and was threatened with arrest on
return to Egypt. "Isis" is a critique of the discriminatory rules
that control women - the daughters of Isis - in North Africa and
the Middle East today. Both plays develop key themes of El
Saadawi's work: that religions are inimical to women and the poor;
that the oppression of women is reprehensible and not solely
characteristic of the Middle East or the Third World; and that free
speech is fundamental to any society. This work includes
introduction by Adele Newson-Horst, along with introductions to
both plays.
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