Asma Halim
Asma Halim | |
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| Born | Asma 1921 |
| Citizenship | Egypt |
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| Notable work | Hikayat 'Abdu 'Abd al-Rahman |
Asma Halim (1921–2003) was an Egyptian writer and journalist.
Work
[edit | edit source]Halim often used "autobiographical styles and techniques" in her writing and was critical of cultural practices, such as polygamy.[1] Hoda Elsadda describes how Halim worked on Hikayat 'Abdu 'Abd al-Rahman (1977) and wrote it as if it was a memoir, taking dictation from a fictional person.[2] The story involves the life of 'Abdu, who is a working class person living in poverty who is oppressed in many different ways.[3] Hanan Hammad, on the other hand, believes another interpretation of the novel, Hikayat, where Halim is the editor of a story dictated to her.[4]
Halim also worked as a journalist.[5]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Elsadda 2008, p. 151.
- ^ Elsadda 2008, p. 127.
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Sources
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