Alifa Rifaat's (Egyptian feminist author) 91st Birthday

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  • Egyptian feminist author, Fatimah Rifaat is also known by her pen name Alifa Rifaat.

  • Fatma Abdullah Rifaat, was born on June 5, 1930, in Cairo, Egypt. 

  • Her father was an architect, and her mother was a housewife. 

  • Alifa Rifaat's short stories, boldly challenged societal norms, by exploring female relationships, sexuality, and emotional battles.

  • Fatimah Rifaat penned her first short story, a tale centered around the village her family frequented in the summers, at only nine years old. 

  • Although her older sister reprimanded her for her writing, she continued her dreams of becoming a writer through English studies at the University of Cairo in the late 40s.

  • For the first few years of their marriage, her husband allowed her to write, and publish stories. 

  • She published her stories from 1955 until 1960 when she chose to stop, after facing pressure from her husband, to end her writing career.

  • In the early 1970s, she finally began to write short stories again, a collection of which she released in 1983, under the title, “Distant View of Minaret.”

  • In 1984, the Modern Literature Assembly honored Rifaat with the Excellency Award, in honor of her over 100 published works, many of which have been translated into numerous languages, and read on major international media outlets. 

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