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Egypt awakening in the early twentieth century
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Buthaynah Khālidī |
"Through her detailed study of Mayy Ziyādah's literary salon, Boutheina Khaldi sheds light on salon and epistolary culture in early twentieth-century Egypt and its role in Egypt's Nahdah (Awakening).… |
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Casting off the veil
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Sania Sharawi Lanfranchi |
Born into a wealthy and powerful Egyptian family, Huda Shaarawi was destined to lead a leisurely life in luxurious settings. She decided instead to acquire an education and to participate in the libe… |
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The voice of Egypt
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Virginia Danielson |
Umm Kulthum, the "voice of Egypt," was the most celebrated musical performer of the century in the Arab world. More than twenty years after her death, her devoted audience, drawn from all strata of A… |
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