Is Saudi Arabias Jarir Bookstore Promoting Blasphemy Via Nawal El Saadawi Books?
A controversial debate started on Twitter days ago after a famous Saudi bookstore called Jarir started promoting the sale of books belonging to the Egyptian feminist, writer and activist Nawal El Saadawi as part of their current online collection. The bookstore was accused of promoting blasphamy through selling Nawals books; as the writer was famous for her ideas on extreme interpretations of Islam; for which she was slammed and labeled as an atheist by a lot of people in the Arab world, who disagree with the feminist writer. #__                      . pic.twitter.com/gGmF61TnuV     (@AbtTrend) June 16, 2021  Hashtags such as Boycott Jarir bookstore and Jairir promotes blasphemy "#__" "#__" have gone viral in Saudi Arabia; calling on people to stop dealing with the store and for leaving bad reviews on Google Play and Apple Store. Hashtag trending about Jarir Bookstore selling books for atheist Nawal Alsadawi #__ pic.twitter.com/oDphQedebH    (@Hashtag_Summary) June 16, 2021  Jarir Bookstore has earlier placed multiple books written by the activist Nawal El-Saadawi including Love in the Kingdom of Oil and The Fall of the Imam. Nawal El Saadawi is a feminist writer, activist, physician, and psychiatrist. She wrote many books about women in Islam; She also played an important role in combating FGM female genital mutilation in her society. El Saadawi founded the Arab Women's Solidarity Association in 1982, which aims to support Arab women's active participation in social, economic, cultural, and political life. She also co-founded the Arab Association for Human Rights. Nawal was also awarded honorary degrees in three continents; the latest was the 2012 Sen MacBride Peace Prize by the International Peace Bureau. About Jarir Bookstore  Jarir Marketing Company (also popularly known as Jarir Bookstore or Jarir) was established in Riyadh in 1974 as a small bookshop. In the 80s, Jarir opened a second branch in Riyadh followed by one in the 90s. Jarir is now considered the market leader in the Middle East for consumer IT products, Electronics, Office supplies and Books.