Acclaimed Egyptian feminist Nawal Saadawi dies aged 89

Nawal Saadawi (Paola Crociani/AP)

Nawal Saadawi, a renowned Egyptian feminist, psychiatrist and novelist, has died of age-related health problems in Cairo, officials said.

Egypt’s Culture Minister Inas Abdel-Dayem mourned the 89-year-old’s death, saying her writings had created a great intellectual movement.