Dr. Nawal Al-Sa’adawi’s novel “Soqout Al-Imam” [The Fall of the Imam] has been banned. Many

intellectuals have launched a campaign against banning whether by religious or political

authorities. But some intellectuals refused to support Al-Sa’adawi’s novel because they claimed

that has little artistic merit. But I say that the artistic value of a work is relative and is

debated by critics. That is why I defend the freedom of Al-Sa’adawi to write and not be subject

to censorship.