Rose al Yusuf (journalist)
Fatma al-Yussef (Arabic: فاطمة اليوسف),[1] also known as Rose El Youssef (Arabic: روز اليوسف) (1898 – April 10, 1958),[2][3] was an Egyptian actress and journalist.[4]
The Arab Human Development Report 2005: Towards the Rise of Women in the Arab World described her as a "pioneer of the stage and one of the earliest actresses."[3] In 1925 she founded the news magazine Rose al-Yūsuf.[1] The The Arab Human Development Report 2005 said that she "was a woman unique in her time."[3] She had said "I made this woman myself."[3]
References
- The Arab Human Development Report 2005: Towards the Rise of Women in the Arab World. Stanford University Press, 2006. ISBN 9211261740, 9789211261745. The cited chapter is Chapter 3 (Archive)
- Sullivan, Earl L. Women in Egyptian Public Life (Contemporary Issues in the Middle East Series). Syracuse University Press, 1986. ISBN 0815623542, 9780815623540.
Notes
- ^ a b Sullivan, p. 172
- ^ العلاف, ابراهيم خليل (2009-10-21). فاطمة اليوسف 1897-1958 رائدة الصحافة النسائية العربية (in Arabic). Al-Hewar Center. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
- ^ a b c d "The Arab Human Development Report 2005: Towards the Rise of Women in the Arab World," p. 102.
- ^ Bizawe, Eyal Sagui. "The return of Cinderella." Haaretz. 1 October 2009. Retrieved on 10 April 2013.
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