Amīnah al-Saʿīd
Amīnah al-Sa'īd , also known as Amīnah Saʻīd , Arabic أمينة السعيد, DMG Amīna as-Saʿīd (born January 20, 1914 in Cairo ; British Egypt , † August 13, 1995 in Cairo, Egypt), was an Egyptian journalist and women's rights activist. She founded the first Egyptian women's magazine called Hawaa , making it the first female editor-in-chief of a magazine in the Middle East.
Life
Saʿīd was born on January 20, 1914 in Cairo in what was then the British protectorate of Egypt. She joined the Egyptian Feminist Union in previous years, at the age of 14. In 1931 she was one of the first women to study at Fuad I University . She graduated in English Literature in 1935. In protest, she did not wear a headscarf and, among other things, played tennis without a veil.
She later started working as a columnist for the Al-Musawar newspaper . In 1954 Saʿīd founded the women's magazine Hawaa and headed the editorial team as editor-in-chief. She was one of the first full-time female journalists in her country. In 1973 she moved to the Al-Musawar newspaper as an editor . From 1976 to 1985 she headed the newspaper's publishing group.
In addition to her journalistic activities, she also held the office of General Secretary of the Pan-Arab Women's League (1958–1969). She was also deputy chairwoman of the Egyptian Association of Journalists (1959–1970).
Saʿīd died of cancer on August 13, 1995 in Cairo.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Obituary: Amina al-Said. In: The independent. September 5, 1995, accessed November 10, 2016 .
- ↑ a b c Aglaia Haritz and Abdelaziz Zerrou: Biography of Women. (PDF) Embroiderers of Actuality, accessed on November 10, 2016 (English, undated).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Saʿīd, Amīnah al- |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Saʻīd, Amīnah; أمينة السعيد |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Egyptian journalist and women's rights activist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 20, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cairo |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 13, 1995 |
| Place of death | Cairo , British Egypt |