Maryam al-Nahhas

Maryam al-Nahhas (1859-1888) was an Arab activist and writer.

Brought up in Beirut, Maryam al-Nahhas married Nasim Nawfal when she was about sixteen years old, and the couple moved to settle in Alexandria. She wrote a biographical dictionary of women, Ma'rid al-Hasna' fi Tarajim Mashahir al-Nisa' (The beautiful woman's exhibition of biographies of famous women). The first volume was published in 1879, dedicated to its sponsor, Isma'il Pasha's third wife, Princess Cheshmat Hanim. However, the manuscript of the second volume was lost in the confusion of the ‘Urabi Revolt.[1]

Her daughter was the journalist Hind Nawfal.

References

  1. ↑ Beth Baron (1997). The Women's Awakening in Egypt: Culture, Society, and the Press. Yale University Press. p. 14. ISBN 0-300-07271-6.


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