Huda Sha'rawi's 'Mudhakkirati': the memoirs of the first lady of Arab modernity. (female Arab activist for women's rights and social change)

From: Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ) | Date: January 1, 1998| Author: Kahf, Mohja | Copyright information

Sayida Huda Sha'rawi remains a revered figure and the foremost promoter of nationalist work and women's rights reform in the Arab world despite her death in 1947. Sha'rawi's enduring legacy is 'Mudhakkirati,' which is considered a historical document but might be viewed as literature specifically falling under the genre of professional autobiography. Sha'rawi's memoirs and its significance for Arabic cultural studies are evaluated.

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