And when it comes to the crunch it is probably still the woman who has to make some concession. If not she will end up alone. More and more women are remaining unmarried. My stepdaughter is one of them. She has now reached the age of 31.
Many young couples come to our house or seek advice on the phone.
Most of them have read Nawal s books. These couples, these young men and women, need support. They cannot find it in the political and social movements which exist in Egypt today. At the same time the women s movement is struggling to establish itself. They ask us how we manage.