Jan 22, 2004
“We are not poor, we are (being) robbed,” said Nawal el Saddawi, an activist from Egypt , who vehemently criticised the growing imperialism and the concept of Third World and First World countries at the World Social Forum. First World countries are the ones plundering the resources of other countries. Ridiculing the concept of post-colonialism, Saddawi argued that colonialism had never ended. “At present we are witnessing neo-colonialism,” she said. She also criticised the concept of post-modern feminism. Saddawi claimed that the invasion of poor countries in the name of human rights protection and women's liberation was the worst kind of violation of human rights.
































