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Nabawiyya Musa
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“I preferred to live as master of men, not their servant.”
Nabawiyya Musa (1886–1951) said by 1951 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Men claim they have superior intelligence, saying there have been more men of genius than women. They forget that only when people use their gifts do they develop. That is why poor men who have spent their lives as cooks or tailors have not excelled in the arts or sciences. How can we expect, therefore, to find women whose knowledge is confined to this sphere excelling as geniuses?”
Nabawiyya Musa (1886–1951) said by 1951 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There was no religious prohibition of showing a woman's face, that Egyptian peasants do not cover their faces, and that the white transparent cloth barely covers the face.”
Nabawiyya Musa (1886–1951) said by 1951 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Since you men claim to be wiser and have better minds than women, then how come you are seduced by seeing their faces.”
Nabawiyya Musa (1886–1951) said by 1951 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source