Nesma Idris (born 1973) is an

Egyptian Egyptian describes something of, from, or related to Egypt. Egyptian or Egyptians may refer to: Nations and ethnic groups * Egyptians, a national group in North Africa ** Egyptian culture, a complex and stable culture with thousands of years of ...

short story writer. Born in 1973 in Jīzah,Library of Congress Name Authority File
/ref> she is the daughter of famed Egyptian author

Yusuf Idris Yusuf Idris, also Yusif Idris ( ar, يوسف إدريس) (May 19, 1927 – August 1, 1991) was an Egyptian writer of plays, short stories, and novels. Biography Idris was born in Faqous. He originally trained to be a doctor, studying at the ...

. Her 2003 collection of short stories ''Malek walla Ketaba'' (''Head or Tail'') was runner-up for the

Sawiris Prize The Sawiris Cultural Award is an Egyptian literary prize, awarded annually by the Sawiris Foundation for Social Development. It was inaugurated in 2005 with prizes in two categories: novels and short stories. Since then, additional categories in ...

in the "young writers" category. She has also been involved with the Egyptian feminist group

Women and Memory Forum The Women and Memory Forum (WMF) was founded in 1997 in Cairo, Egypt. The members are women academics, researchers and activists, trying to improve the weak position of Arab women in their culture. WMF "research projects touch upon gendered repres ...

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