The Fall of the Imam
by Nawal El Saadawi
Saqi Books (May 12, 2020)
Paperback, 240 pages
Fiction
Description of The Fall of the Imam by Nawal El Saadawi
This powerful and poetic novel by "Egypt’s most interesting feminist" (Booklist ) raises awareness of the predicament of women in Egypt. The book tells the story of Bint Allah, a beautiful illegitimate girl, whose father is the Imamâthe religious ruler in Islamic society believed to be representative of God. Bint Allah is falsely accused by the Imam of adulterous relationships, then sentenced to death by stoning. It is through the eyes of Bint Allah that one can see the underlying hypocrisy of a male-dominated religious state.

- ISBN: 9780863566127
- Imprint: Saqi Books
- Publisher: Saqi Books
- Parent Company: Saqi Books