Arab Women by Nationality - Lebanese

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

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.fayrouz.org/

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)

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)

Laila Abdul Hamid Sharaf

Lebanese Jordanian

Politician and Journalist

• educated at American Univeristy of Beruit
• editor, newscaster, interviewer TV News Department, Lebanon 1962-5
• moved to Jordan 1965
• member of Consultative Committee on the Theatre, Minstry of Culture 1976-9
• member of National Consultative Council 1982-4
• Minister of Information 1984-5
• member of Jordan Board of Education 1984-5
• founder member and President of Cerebal Palsy Foundation 1977-9
• member of Board of Trustees of University of Jordan 1981-5
• involved with The Royal Endownment for Culture and Education, Noor Al-Hussein Foundation, Arab Organization for Human Rights, Arab Thought Forum

International Who’s Who of Women. 3rd ed. London: Routledge, 2002. Print. p.522 (DWC collection REF CT3202.I58 2002)

Laure Moghaizel

Lebanese

1929 -

Lawyer and Activist

• educated University Saint Joseph (Beruit)
• Member of Committee of Political Rights of Lebanese Women 1949-53
• Committee for Equality in Inheritance 1955-9
• Founder member of Lebanese Association of Jurist Women, Lebanese Association for Human Rights and Non-Violence Movement
• Vice-President of Arab Women Federation
• member of UNESCO National Committee
• Awarded Lebanese Merit Decoration

International Who’s Who of Women. 3rd ed. London: Routledge, 2002. Print. p.382. (DWC collection REF CT3202.I58 2002)

Magida El Roumi

Lebanese

b. 1956

Singer

• Daughter of Halim El Roumi
• Educated Lebanese University
• first recording Amm Bahlamak Ya Helm Ya Lenan (1975)
• only film to date "Awdet El Ebn El Dal" (Return of the Prodigal) 1976. Received Egyptian critics award
• 1977 released her first album Magida El Roumi Vol.1 (Widda)
• appeared at the Carthage Festival, Jarash Festival 1980

International Who’s Who of Women. 3rd ed. London: Routledge, 2002. Print. p.160. (DWC collection REF CT3202.I58 2002)

Mai Ghoussoub

Lebanese

b. 1952

Artist and writer

• educated at the American University of Beirut, Lebanese University, Morley College, London
• exhibited her sculptures solo and in groups in UK and Denmark
• 1998 publishes a collection of short stories called ‘Leaving Beirut, Women and the Wars Within’

Lloyd, Fran, ed. Contemporary Arab Women’s Art: Dialogues of the Present. London: WAL (Women’s Art Library), 1999. Print. p.232, 177-182. (DWC collection N6260.C65 1999)

http://www.middleeastuk.com/culture/artists/ghassoub-m/

Lebanese

1936-

Artist

• educated at the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts, National School of Fine Arts (Paris), and Grande Chaumiere Academie
• Professor of Painting, Academy of Fine Arts 1962-74 and Institute of Fine Arts, University of Lebanon 1965-74
• Scholarship to study art of mural tapestry, Paris 1974-6
• group and solo exhbitions internationally 1960-73

The International Who's Who of Women 3rd ed. Europa Publications: London, 2002 p.503

Lebanese

Writer

• educated at the American University of Beruit
• teacher of Arabic and History
• Editor and Consultant for Al Raida, quarterly newsletter of Institute for Women's Studies in the Arab World
• writer of books, poems and plays for children
• publications include The Harem Window, Sisterhood is Global, Adwa' Ala al-Haraka al-Nissaiya al-Mua'asirah

The International Who's Who of Women 3rd ed. Europa Publications: London, 2002 p.204

Lebanese

b. 1950

Artist

• educated at St Martins College of Art and Design, London
• exhbited works solo and in groups in Lebanon, Uk and France
• 1995 Artist in Residence, Small Mansions Art Center, London

Lloyd, Fran, ed. Contemporary Arab Women’s Art: Dialogues of the Present. London: WAL (Women’s Art Library), 1999. Print. p.173-176. (DWC collection N6260.C65 1999)

Lebanese

1916

Artist

• educated at American University of Beruit, National School of Fine Art and Grande Chaumiere Academie (Paris)
• held the first exhibition of abstract art in the Arab world (1947)
• Exhibitions 1947, Paris 1951, Beruit 1951-62, retrospective 1974
• Court of Justice prize 1963
• Ministry of Tourism Prize 1966
• Alexandria Biennale Prize 1968
• National Prize of Sculpture 1971
• Sursock Museum Prize 1965, 1966, 1967, 1973

http://www.srchoucair.com/srchoucair.html