Adonis vs Nawal El Saadawi
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Compare the life timelines of Adonis (1930–present) and Nawal El Saadawi (1931–2021) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 90 years, from 1931 to 2021.
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Adonis (1930–present)
- — Born in Al Qassabin, Syria Verified
- — Adopted the pen name Adonis Verified
- — Graduated in philosophy from Damascus University Verified
- — Imprisoned in Syria for membership of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party Verified
- — Moved to Beirut and later took Lebanese citizenship Verified
- — Co-founded the poetry journal Shi'r with Yusuf al-Khal Verified
- — Founded the journal Mawaqif Verified
- — Completed a doctorate at Saint Joseph University in Beirut Verified
- — Settled in Paris Verified
- — Awarded the Goethe Prize of the city of Frankfurt Verified
Nawal El Saadawi (1931–2021)
- — Born in Kafr Tahla, Egypt Verified
- — Graduated in medicine from the University of Cairo Verified
- — Appointed Director of Public Health in Egypt's Ministry of Health Verified
- — Published Women and Sex and was dismissed from the Ministry of Health Verified
- — Published Woman at Point Zero Verified
- — Imprisoned under President Anwar Sadat Verified
- — Founded the Arab Women's Solidarity Association Verified
- — Left Egypt to teach in the United States Verified
- — Returned to live in Egypt
- — Died in Cairo Verified