Souad Zuhair (, born in 1925 – 2000) was a
Egyptian writer
who worked for the magazine ''

Rose al-Yūsuf Rose al Yusuf or Rose al-Yūsuf may refer to: * Rose al Yusuf (journalist) (1898–1958), a Lebanese born journalist and stage-actress * ''Rose al Yusuf'' (magazine), an Arabic weekly political magazine {{disambiguation ...

'', which published many of her novels in serial format. The daughter of an English teacher and journalist, she was born in

El Rahmaniya El Rahmaniya (, also spelled as Rahmanieh) is a city and markaz in Beheira Governorate, Egypt. History The old name of the city is ''Mahallet Abd al-Rahman'' (). After the arrival of the French campaign to the west of Alexandria on July 2, 179 ...

. She completed

secondary school A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., b ...

in 1938 but was not able to complete university due to the financial impact of her father's death. She was put in prison for political activity in 194

Personal life

She is the mother of

Lenin El-Ramly Lenin El-Ramly (; August 18, 1945 – February 7, 2020) was an independent Egyptian writer and director of films and for television and theater. His work is in the field of satire, farce, parody and the ''Theatre of the Absurd''. He was recognize ...

Selected work

* ''I 'tirafat imra 'a mustarjila'' ("Confessions of a masculine woman") novel (1960) * ''Khitab ila rajul 'asri'' ("Letter to a modern man") novel (1994)

References

1925 births 2000 deaths 20th-century Egyptian women writers 20th-century Egyptian novelists Egyptian women novelists Egyptian women journalists People from Beheira Governorate {{Egypt-writer-stub