English: Latifa al-Zayyat: 1923-1996
A writer and a novelist. She was one of the Egyptian women pioneers and one of the most distinguished Arab writers of the twentieth century. She participated in the Workers and Students upheaval in 1946. Her books include "The Open Door" (1960), and "The Search: personal papers" (1992). She portrayed the significant role played by women in advocating women's rights, through her novel "The Open Door".
العربية: لطيفة الزيات ١٩٢٣-١٩٩٦
كاتبة وأديبة. من القيادات النسائية المصرية ومن أهم الكاتبات العربيات في القرن العشرين. شاركت في ثورة الطلاب والعمال عام ١٩٤٦.
من مؤلفاتها: الباب المفتوح (١٩٦٠) وحملة تفتيش: أوراق شخصية (١٩٩٢). وقد عبرت عن أهمية دور المرأة في قضايا المرأة في روايتها الباب المفتوح.
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