Azizah Abd Allah Abu Lahum
Azizah Abd Allah Abu Lahum | |
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Born | 1945 Nihm District, Sana'a |
Nationality | Yemeni |
Other names | Azizah Abd Allah |
Occupation | Novelist |
Years active | 1997-present |
Azizah Abd Allah Abu Lahum (born 1945) is a Yemeni novelist and writer.[1] She was born in Nihm District into a prominent sheikh family, and although she did not have formal schooling, she was brought up in a culturally aware environment. She married a diplomat which allowed her to live abroad and experience foreign cultures, before returning to live in Sana'a.
Along with Ramziyya al-Iryani, Azizah is considered one of the pioneering women of contemporary Yemeni literature.[2] Her first novel Ahlam wa Nabilah was published from Cairo in 1997 and she has published several more novels since. More broadly, she has played a major role in the women's rights movement in Yemen. She helped to establish the Yemeni Women's Association in the 1970s and also participated in the US-based Arab Women's Council.[citation needed]
Because of the prominence of the Abu Lahum name, Azizah prefers to publish under the name of Azizah Abd Allah.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Arab women writers: a critical reference guide, 1873-1999, by Radwa Ashour, Ferial Jabouri Ghazoul, Hasna Reda-Mekdashi
- ^ "Gender and the Writing of Yemeni Women Writers by Antelak Al-Mutawakel, PhD dissertation, University of Tilburg, 2005". Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
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