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List of Egyptian women writers

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This is a list of women writers who were born in Egypt or whose writings are closely associated with that country.

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  • Amira Hanafi (born 1979), American/Egyptian poet and artist active in electronic literature

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  • Saiza Nabarawi (1897–1985), journalist, newspaper editor, feminist
  • Iris Nazmy (died 2018), writer, journalist, film critic
  • Amira Nowaira (active since the 1990s), educator, translator, non-fiction writer

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  • Somaya Ramadan (born 1951), short story writer, novelist, translator, educator
  • Alifa Rifaat (1930–1996), short story writer, novelist
  • Nawal El Saadawi (1931–2021), feminist writer, novelist, playwright, psychiatrist

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  • Miral al-Tahawy (active since 1995), novelist, short story writer
  • Galila Tamarhan (died 1863), early female contributor to medical journals
  • Aisha Taymur (1840–1902), poet, novelist, feminist
  • May Telmissany (born 1965), Egyptian-Canadian novelist, translator, film critic, educator
  • Munira Thabit (1902–1967), journalist, non-fiction writer, memoirist

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