Rajaa al-Sanea
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| Rajaa Alsanea | |
| Born | Rajaa al-Sanea Unknown Possible 1983-1984 |
|---|---|
| Residence | Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality | Saudi |
| Education | dental graduate student |
| Occupation | Student |
| Home town | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Known for | Writing Girls of Riyadh (in Arabic: Banat al-Riyadh) |
| Religious beliefs | Muslim |
Rajaa al-Sanea (Arabic:رجاء الصانع) is a Saudi writer who became famous through her novel Girls of Riyadh, or Banat al-Riyadh. The book was first published in Lebanon in 2005 and in English in 2007.
Al-Sanea grew up in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the daughter of a family of doctors. She currently lives in Chicago where she is a dental graduate student. She was twenty-five years old in 2007.
