Feature: What was the Impact of a Feminist Writer During the Nahda?

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Presenter: Dunia Bounader

Delivered: Dubai on April 21, 2018

May Ziade was not only a journalist, writer, critic, and translator during the Nahda. Considered as a feminist by many, she played a key role in bringing together the intellectuals that have shaped the Nahda movement.

Sources & Future References

• May Ziadé, pionnière féminisme oriental, libanaise femme orientale Université, Jamil Jabre

• A Google Doodle for May Ziadeh – Arablit

• May Ziade | One Fine Art

• May Ziade: The Life of an Arab Feminist Writer | Al Jazeera

• The Victim Of Beauty: Reviving the Literary Legacy of Mai Ziadeh | Al Jadid

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