Afshaha: Jurnal Bahasa dan Sastra Arab
Vol 4, No 2 (2025): Afshaha:Jurnal Bahasa dan Sastra Arab

RESISTANCE AGAINST THE AUTHORITARIANISM OF THE EGYPTIAN REGIME IN THE NOVEL MUZAKKARAT FI SIJN AL-NISA’ BY NAWAL AL-SA’DAWI

Febrianisa, Sindy (Unknown)
Nazar, Muhamad (Unknown)
Karomah, Siti (Unknown)
Asrina, Asrina (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Oct 2025

Abstract

This research aims to reveal the factors that led to the public's resistance against the Egyptian authorities in the novel Muzakkarat Fi Sijn al-Nisa’ by Nawal El Saadawi. The issues presented in the novel are related to the inconsistency of the Egyptian authorities in implementing the democratic system they claimed to uphold, which in turn provoked resistance from the people. This study is a library research using a qualitative approach. The data in this study consist of words, phrases, and sentences related to the people’s resistance against the Egyptian authorities in the novel. The data collection technique in this research was carried out through library research, as the main source of data comes from literary texts. The data analysis technique in this study employs the dialectical method, which seeks to integrate two theoretical frameworks Alan Swingewood’s sociology of literature and James C. Scott’s theory of resistance to achieve a comprehensive understanding of the social phenomena represented in the literary text. The results of this study indicate that there are two forms of resistance carried out by the people against the Egyptian authorities: open resistance and hidden resistance. Furthermore, the resistance stems from three main factors: authoritarian governance, human rights violations, and social injustice perpetrated by the Egyptian authorities.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

afshaha

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Subject

Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Afshaha: Jurnal Bahasa dan Sastra Arab (e-ISSN: 2963-9913) is a journal of Arabic Language and Literature, published twice a year in April and October by the Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang. The journal covers research or conceptual framework on Arabic ...