Arab Women by First Name E - H
Emily Nasrallah
Lebanese
1931
Writer
- educated at Shoueifat National College, Beruit Univeristy College and American Univeristy of Beriut
- wrote for Al Sayyad magazine and Al-Anwar newspaper 1955-70
- writer and editor Fayruz magazine 1981-87
- ECWA delegate to UN Women's Forum on Population 1974
- awarded Khalil Gbran Prize, Arab Heritage Union in Australia 1991
- publishes novels and non-fiction
Nasrallah, Emily. In International Who’s Who of Women. 6th ed. London: Routledge, 2008. Print. p. 611. (DWC collection REF CT3202.I58 2008)
emilynasrallah. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Aug. 2009. http://www.emilynasrallah.com.
“Emily Nasrallah Lectures on Pioneer Arab Women.” AUB Bulletin Today 6.2 (Dec. 2004): n. pag. Web. 8 Sept. 2009. http://staff.aub.edu.lb/~webbultn/v6n2/09.html
Nasrallah, Emily. “September Birds.” 1962. Trans. M Yacoubian and M Cooke. Opening the Gates: an Anthology of Arab Feminist Writing. Ed. M Badran and M Cooke. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2004. 144-154. Print. (DWC collection HQ1784.O64 2004)
Nasrallah, Emily. “Those Memories.” Women and the Family in the Middle East: New Voices of Change. Ed. E W Fernea. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1985. 183-190. Print. (DWC collection HQ1784.W65 1985)
Emily Nasrallah. (n.d.). Wikipedia. Retrieved August 13, 2009, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Nasrallah
Iranian
1963-
Politician and Sportswoman
- educated Al-Zahra University and Islamic Azad University (Tehran)
- Member of Majlis e-Shura e Islami 1996-
- member of Central Council of the Communications Network of Women's NGOs
- Vice-President of National Olympic Committee 1990-
- Founder and President of Islamic Countries Women Sports Solidarity Council 1991- which organized the Islamic Countries' Women Sports Solidarity Games in 1993 and 1997
- published The First Meeting 1991
- managing director of Zanan (a women's journal)
International Who’s Who of Women. 6th ed. London: Routledge, 2008. Print. p. 236. (DWC collection REF CT3202.I58 2008)
"Iran." International Encyclopedia of Women and Sports. Ed. Karen Christensen, Allen Guttmann, and Gertrud Pfister. Vol. 2. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2001. 587-588. Print. 3 vols. (DWC collection REF GV709.I58 2000)
Farah Diba Pahlavi
Iranian
1938
Ruler's wife
- educated Jeanne d'Arc school, Razi school (Teheran) and Ecole Speciale d'Architecture (Paris)
- Married Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi 1959
- left Iran 1979 after revolution
- former patron of Farah Pahlavi Association and Iran Cultural Foundation
International Who’s Who of Women. 6th ed. London: Routledge, 2008. Print. p.651. (DWC collection REF CT3202.I58 2008)
Farida Benlyazid
Morocco
b.1948
Film maker
- educated at IDHEC in Paris
- worked as journalist and writer
- wrote scripts for Sharkhum fi-l Hai'it (1978) and Arais Min Qasab (1981) for her husband, director Jillali Ferhati
- directs her first feature film in 1987 bab al-Sama' Maftuh/Gateway to Heaven
- wrote script for Badis (1988) and Bahthan an zawj imra'ati (1993)
- owns Tingitania Films, a film production company
Leaman, Oliver, ed. Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film. London: Routledge, 2001. Print. p.484. (DWC collection PN1993.5.A65 C66 2001)
Emirati
Ruler's wife and Humanitarian
Wife of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al Nahyan
- founded first women's society in Emirates, the Abu Dhabi Women's society in 1973
- creates UAE Women's Federation in 1975. It's aims are to ceate the opportunity for all women to realize their full potential through education,and the workplace
- The Marie Curie Medal was awarded to Her Highness Shaikha Fatima Bint Mubarak, UAE First Lady, in December 1999 by UNESCO
- UNICEF has offered H.H. Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak , wife of H.H. the President and head of the Women’s Union , the prize of the 2001 personality that cares for children’s health , in recognition of her Highness’s promotion of care for children in the UAE .
Fatima Gallaire
Algerian
Playwright
- educated at University of Algiers, Paris VIII, and Cinematheque (Algiers)
- Arletty Prize for Drama in French 1990
- AMIC Prize Academie Francaise 1994
- Plays include Les co-epouses, La fete virile, Molly des sables, Au coeur,le brulure, Les riches de l'hiver, Le secret des vielles
http://www.ziplink.net/~irinar/PrinDramaturg.html
Wikipedia. Retrieved September 2, 2009, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatima_Gallaire
Fatima Ibrahim
Sudanese
1934
Feminist
- studied journalism
- teacher
- President of Sudanese Women's Union
- Editor in Chief Sawt Al-mara'ah (Women's Voice)
- First woman Member of Parliament in Sudan 1965
- House arrest following coup d'etat in 1969. Released in 1983
- elected President of Women's International Democratic Federation 1991
- Member of Central Committee of Sudanese Communist Party
- United Nations
Award for Outstanding Achievements in the Field of Human Rights in 1993.
http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Heroes/Fatima_Ibrahim.html
International Who’s Who of Women. 6th ed. London: Routledge, 2008. Print. p.403. (DWC collection REF CT3202.I58 2008)
Fatima Mernissi
Moroccan
1941
Sociologist and writer
- educated University of Paris (Sorbonne)
- Professor at University Mohammed V (Rabat)
- published Fear of Modernity or the Political Harem, Dreams on the threshold
http://www.fundacionprincipedeasturias.org/ing/04/premiados/trayectorias/trayectoria767.html
International Who’s Who of Women. 6th ed. London: Routledge, 2008. Print. p.575-576. (DWC collection REF CT3202.I58 2008)
Egyptian
b. 1908
Actor
- a pioneer of Egyptian cinema, as an actress, producer and director
- began her career in theatre and became known as the "Sarah Berhardt of the Orient" because she performed many of the same classical roles as Berhardt
- founded her own theatre troupe
- first appeared on screen in 1928 in Faji'a Fawq al-haram/Disaster on the Pyramids
- most famous film was al-Azima/Determination (1939)
- last role was in Da'uni A'ish/Let me Live (1955)
- 1933 directed her first and only film al-Zawaj/The marriage
Leaman, Oliver, ed. Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film. London: Routledge, 2001. Print. p.122. (DWC collection PN1993.5.A65 C66 2001)
Faten Hamama
Egyptian
b. 1931
Actor
- called "The First Lady of Arab Cinema'
- first film role in 1940 Yawm Sa'id /Happy Day
- originally played helpless and vulnerable middle or upper class girls involved in emotional entanglements as in Lahn al Khulud/Song of eternity (1952)
- later in career she played rural or working class women, most impressively in al-Haram/ The Sin (1965)
- latest film was Ard al-Ahlam/Land of Dreams (1993) in which she played a mother who is asked by her children to emigrate to the United States to help them obtain visas
Leaman, Oliver, ed. Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film. London: Routledge, 2001. Print. p.116. (DWC collection PN1993.5.A65 C66 2001)
Fayrouz
(Nuhad Haddad)
Lebanese
b. 1935
Singer and Actor
- studied at the National Conservatoire of Music (Lebanon)
- married composer Assi Rahbani in 1955
- Assi and his brother Mansour composed more than 300 songs and musical comedies for Fayrouz
- appeared in several films including Bayya al Khawatim/The Seller of Rings (1965), which had an acclaimed musical score and coherent story; and Bint al haris/Daughter of the Guardian (1968),
- her songs appear in nearly everyArab film made during the height of her popularity
- remained in Lebanon during the Civil War, a move which only increased her great popularity
http://www.lebwa.org/life/fayrouz.php
Leaman, Oliver, ed. Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film. London: Routledge, 2001. Print. p.388. (DWC collection PN1993.5.A65 C66 2001)
Educator
- In 1994 she became the first woman to head a university in the Arab world.
- Rector of Kuwait University
Artist
- educated at Bagdad University
- now lives in Bahrain and the UK
- has exhibited work since 1987 in London, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Beijing, China
- works in acrylic, gold and watercolor on canvas and paper
http://wwol.is.asu.edu/al-adhamy.html
Lloyd, Fran, ed. Contemporary Arab Women’s Art: Dialogues of the Present. London: WAL (Women’s Art Library), 1999. Print. p.223, 148-151. (DWC collection N6260.C65 1999)
Ghada Shouaa
Syrian
1973
Athlete (Heptathlon)
- member of Syrian national basketball team 1989-90
- came first in Hepathlon at Asian Games in 1994
- won gold at the Gotzis, Austria championship 1995
- won world championship in 1995
- won gold medeal in heptalon at the Olympic Games (Atlanta) 1996
- first Syrian to win Olympic gold medal
- retired in 2001 due to foot injury
http://www.cafe-syria.com/Sports.htm
http://www.shouaa.com/start.html
"Shouaa, Ghada." International Encyclopedia of Women and Sports. Ed. Karen Christensen, Allen Guttmann, and Gertrud Pfister. Vol. 3. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2001. 1009-1010. Print. 3 vols. (DWC collection REF GV709.I58 2000 v.1-3)
Googoosh
(real name Fa'egeh Atashin)
Iranian
b. 1950
Singer and actor
- began singing to earn a living in Tehran when only 5 years old
- first film role in 1958 in Bim va omid/Fear and Hope
- first successful role in the film Fereshteye Farari/Runaway Angel (1960) when she was 10
- her musical talents and ability to remain at the cutting edge of fashion supported her film career
- her popular films include Bita, Mah-e Asal/Honeymoon, Hamsafar, Mamal Amrikaie/Mamal the American, 3 Divaneh/3 Lunatics and the risque Dar Emtedad-e Shab/Through the night
- not allowed to perform on stage in Iran after the Revolution or to tour abroad and sing in public until 2000
Leaman, Oliver, ed. Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film. London: Routledge, 2001. Print. p.214. (DWC collection PN1993.5.A65 C66 2001)
Habiba Sultan Al Marashi
Environmentalist
- Chair of the Emirates Environmental Group (EEG), the U.A.E's first environmental venture which was started in 1991
- the world's only
Non Governmental Organization (NGO) to receive the ISO 14001 certification
for its commitment towards creating a "clean" and "pollution-free
environment".
Algerian
1951
Writer and film maker
- campaigns for rights of women
- participant at Amiens Film Festival 1994 and International Women's Film Festival 1995
- publications include La fin d'un reve 1984 and Le passe decompose 1993 and Le mariage de jouissance
- film Le demon au feminin 1993
The International Who's Who of Women. 6th ed. London: Routledge, 2008. Print. p.465 (DWC collection REF CT 3202.I58 2008)
Hanan Ashrawi
Politician and academic
- graduated from American University of Beirut and University of Virginia
- Spokesperson for Palestinian Liberation Organization
- 1996 member of Palestinian Legislative Council
- 1996-98 Minister for Higher Education
- Human Rights Commissioner for Palestine
- 2001- Media Director and Spokesperson for Arab League
- 1974 - activist for Palestinian women's movement
- publications "A passion for peace" (1994), "This side of peace" (1995)
http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/Elberg/Ashrawi/Ashrawi.html
http://www.un.org/Dialogue/ashrawi
International Who’s Who of Women. 6th ed. London: Routledge, 2008. Print. p.44-45 (DWC collection REF CT3202.I58 2008)
Hanan Ashrawi. (n.d.) Wikipedia. Retrieved September 8, 2009, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanan_Ashrawi
Hassiba Boulmerka
Algerian
1968
Athlete (Middle Distance Runner)
- won the 800 and 1500 meter African championships in 1988-9
- participated in Olympic Games (Seoul) 1988
- wins world championship in 1500 meters in 1991 and 1995
- wins Gold medal in 1500 meters at Olympic Games (Barcelona) 1992
- first Algerian to win an Olympic gold medal
- participated in Olympic Games (Atlanta) 1996
- elected to International Olympic Committee's(IOC) Athletes' Commission 1996
- serves on the Algerian National Olympic Committee's Althletes' Commission and on the IOC's Women and Sport Working Group 2000-
Hassiba Boulmerka. (n.d.) Wikipedia. Retreived September 6, 2009, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassiba_Boulmerka
"Boulmerka, Hassiba." International Encyclopedia of Women and Sports . Ed. Karen Christensen, Allen Guttmann, and Gertrud Pfister. Vol. 1. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2001. 161-162. Print. 3 vols. (DWC collection REF GV709.I58 2000)
Haya bint al Hussein (Princess)
Jordanian
b. 1974
Athlete
- daughter of King Hussein of Jordan and Queen Alia
- educated at St Hilda's College, Oxford University,Honors degree MA. B.A. in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics
- President of the Queen Alia Foundation dealing with speech and hearing impaired individuals
- President and Founder of the Jordanian International Athletes Cultural Association which promotes and supports Jordanian athletes to the international level
- She is the Honorary President of the Land Transport and Mechanical Union. Also the first and only woman to date with a licence to drive heavy vehicles and articulated trucks
- honorary president of the Children’s Dental Health Care Society. (SMILE) which provides dental care to under privileged children
- President of The Haya Arts and Cultural Centre for Child Development,
- She is carrying out Research by Royal Decree of HM King Abdullah II to expand physical education programmes at elementary school level throughout the Jordanian Kingdom in conjunction with the Ministry of Education.
- Since the age of thirteen (1986) Princess Haya has represented her country as an international athlete. In 1993 she was voted “Athlete of the Year” by the Jordanian public, in her chosen sport of Equestrian Games.
- In 1994 she was voted “Athlete of the Year” by the Arab BBC Radio.
- In 1992 she was individual bronze medallist in the Pan Arab Games held in Damascus, Syria, and remains the only woman, in any discipline, to ever win a Pan Arab Medal in Equestrian Games.
- 1994-1996 created an International Competing Team, called “Team Harmony”, which consisted of two riders (Princess Haya and Paul Darragh.), twelve international horses and three members of staff. In 1996 Team Harmony registered the highest number of international wins of any Irish based team, 33 international classes and 6 international Grand Prix and one world cup qualifier.
- 1996 Team Harmony received the award from the Spanish Federation Oscar Awards, for the team that excelled in highlighting the profile of the show jumping sport.
-
In September 2000 Princess Haya competed in the Sydney Olympic Games riding her horse “Lucilla II”. In entering this event, Princess Haya was the youngest Arab athlete ever to compete in an Equestrian discipline; the first Arab woman to compete in Olympic Equestrian Games and the first member of an Arab Royal family to compete in any Olympic Games.
In August 2001 Princess Haya qualified for the World Championships (WEG) due to take place in 2002 in Jerez in Spain.
-
represented Jordan, on an administrative level, on the International Equestrian Federation, (FEI) from 1992 to 1996 when she was Chairperson of the Middle East and Western Asian Sub Group of this Federation. During this time she established and created the foundation for the eradication of “piroplasmosis” which effects the horse population in various Arab countries and has prevented over the years an effective International Circuit for Arab Riders. As a result nearly all countries in her subgroup now have disease free status.
-
awaiting the publication of her first book due to be released in 2002 concerning horse sports and written in the Arabic language. She is already working on her second book, a biography of her father the late King Hussein.
http://www.teamharmony.net/faces/index.php?face_id=1
Princess Haya bint al Hussein. (n.d.) Wikipedia. Retrieved September 8, 2009, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Haya_Bint_Al_Hussein
International Who’s Who of Women. 6th ed. London: Routledge, 2008. Print. p.400. (DWC collection REF CT3202.I58 2008)
Politician
- the first woman appointed to the Egyptian Cabinet 1962
- became the Minister for Social Affairs, serving until 1965
Lebanese
1923-
Artist and writer
- educated at Lebanese Academy of Fine Art
- teacher of Fine Art at American University of Beruit
- Founder of Gallery One 1963
- writer for the Daily Star
- author of The Women Artists in Lebanon; Prepared for the Institute of Women's Studies in the Arab World
International Who’s Who of Women. 6th ed. London: Routledge, 2008. Print. p.448. (DWC collection REF CT3202.I58 2008)
Houda Al Naamani
Poet and lawyer
- graduated from University of Damascus and Cornell University
- publications include Ilayka (1970), Anamli...Laa (1971), Ru'ya 'ala Arsh (1989), Huda ... Ana al haq (1990)
http://wwww.poetsagainstthewar.org/displaypoem.asp?AuthorID=14166
International Who’s Who of Women. 6th ed. London: Routledge, 2008. Print. p.608. (DWC collection REF CT3202.I58 2008)
al-Na'mani, Houda. "The Stone will Talk." The Poetry of Arab Women: A Contemporary Anthology. Ed. N. Handal. New York: Internlink, 2000. Print. p.236. (DWC collection PJ7694.E3 P64 2000)
al-Na'mani, Houda. "The Purple Thought." The Poetry of Arab Women: A Contemporary Anthology. Ed. N. Handal. New York: Internlink, 2000. Print. p.237. (DWC collection PJ7694.E3 P64 2000)
Tunisian
1940-
Politician
- educated at Universitie des lettres,, des Arts et des Sciences Humaines (Tunis)
- Deputy Mayor of Sfaz 1975-80
- General Secretary of Feminine Youth 1974-81
- Member of Central Committee Consitutional Democratic Rally 1988-
- Member of Assemblee Nationale (Parliament) 1989-
- 2000 appointed Tunisian ambassador to Switzerland
International Who’s Who of Women. 6th ed. London: Routledge, 2008. Print. p.434. (DWC collection REF CT3202.I58 2008)
Algerian
b.1948
Artist
- educated at National School of Tixeraine, Algiers,and Croydon College of Art and Design, London
- exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in Algeria, France, United Kingdom, United States, and United Arab Emirates since 1984
- 1984 became First Artist in Residence at Riverside Studios, London
- works in mixed, installation, performance, painting and drawing
http://people.cornell.edu/pages/sh40/Niati.html
Lloyd, Fran, ed. Contemporary Arab Women’s Art: Dialogues of the Present. London: WAL (Women’s Art Library), 1999. Print. p.238, 203-208. (DWC collection N6260.C65 1999)
Huda Sh'arawi
Egyptian
1879-1947
Politician and feminist
- 1919 led demonstrations of veiled women in support of the Egyptian nationalist cause. These were the first demonstrations of their kind in Egypt.
- 1923 attended the meeting of the International Alliance for Women in Rome. She, and the rest of the Egyptian delegation, returned to Egypt unveiled.
- 1923 establishes The Egyptian Feminist Union in Cairo
- Arab Feminist Union was founded in Cairo in 1944 and she was elected president
http://www.emory.edu/ENGLISH/Bahri/Shaarawi.html
http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/biographies/shaarawi.html
Hoda Shaarawi. (n.d.) Wikipedia. Retrieved September 8, 2009, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huda_Shaarawi