Asma Halim (1921–2003) was an Egyptian writer and journalist.

Work

Halim often used "autobiographical styles and techniques" in her writing and was critical of cultural practices, such as

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. Hoda Elsadda describes how Halim worked on ''Hikayat 'Abdu 'Abd al-Rahman'' (1977) and wrote it as if it was a memoir, taking dictation from a fictional person. The story involves the life of 'Abdu, who is a working class person living in poverty who is oppressed in many different ways. Hanan Hammad, on the other hand, believes another interpretation of the novel, ''Hikayat,'' where Halim is the editor of a story dictated to her. Halim also worked as a journalist.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Halim, Asma 1921 births 2003 deaths Egyptian women writers Egyptian women journalists