Comparing and Contrasting “In Camera” by Nawal EL Saadawi and “Punishment” by Rabbindranath Tagore

There are many similarities and differences between the two "In Camera" stories of Nawal EL Saadawi and the "punishment" of Rabbindranath Tagore. First of all, these two stories take place in Arab and Middle Eastern countries of India, Arabia is a monarchy and India is a post monarch country. At the same time, these two stories reflect women's treatment in different times, cultures, countries, and the way in which the two protagonists fight corruption. More importantly, the status of women is also an important topic. I would like to compare it.

As an Egyptian nationalist feminist, Nawal El Saadawi is in a secular position and accuses the connection between women's virtues in Islamic fundamentalism and traditional values. El Saadawi, born in 1931, is an Egyptian writer, doctor and female rights activist. From 1965 to 1972 she was Egyptian public health director until she was dismissed for political activities and controversial book "Women and Sex". Because of her political activities, she was imprisoned under Anwar Sadat 's imprisonment. El Saadawi grew up in a small village called Kafr Tahla along the Nile River and focused on farmers' women who wrote them through the middle class lens in particular. Nawal El Saadawi has written numerous books on Islamic ladies and is particularly focused on women's genital resection in her culture (1). Alifa Rifaat (1930-1996) is unique among Arab female writers. She does not undergo university education, she speaks Arabic alone, and rarely goes abroad.

On 27th October 1931 Egyptian feminist writer, activist, doctor and psychiatrist Nawal El Saadawi was born. She wrote many books on Islamic ladies' subjects, paying particular attention to the practice of female genital mutilation in her society. Women and gender were controversial for a frank discussion on women's sexuality, but when the "hive face of Eve" was translated into English until 1980, most Western viewers gave Elsadowi I did not know. In this accumulation, female genital mutilation is drawn, the principles and regulations governing women's lives are stated, and women-related problems and shame in repressive patriarchal society are stated. El Saadawi is influenced by the problem she encountered in her life. By looking at frustrating and irrational practices