Asma Halim Explained
Asma Halim (1921–2003) was an Egyptian writer and journalist.
Work
Halim often used "autobiographical styles and techniques" in her writing and was critical of cultural practices, such as polygamy. 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. The story involves the life of 'Abdu, who is a working class person living in poverty who is oppressed in many different ways.[1] Hanan Hammad, on the other hand, believes another interpretation of the novel, Hikayat, where Halim is the editor of a story dictated to her.[2]
Halim also worked as a journalist.[3]
References
Sources
- Book: Elsadda, Hoda. https://books.google.com/books?id=XRDRCwAAQBAJ&pg=PR4. Arab Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide, 1873–1999. The American University in Cairo Press. 2008. 9789774161469. Ashour. Radwa. Cairo. Egypt. Ghazoul. Ferial J.. Reda-Mekdashi. Hasna.
Notes and References
- Book: Elsadda, Hoda. Gender, Nation, and the Arabic Novel: Egypt, 1892–2008. Edinburgh University Press. 2012. 978-0-7486-6918-9. Edinburgh. 138. en.
- Book: Hammad, Hanan. Industrial Sexuality: Gender, Urbanization, and Social Transformation in Egypt. University of Texas Press. 2016. 978-1-4773-1072-4. Austin, Texas. 19. en.
- Book: Gallagher, Nancy Elizabeth. Egypt's Other Wars: Epidemics and the Politics of Public Health. Syracuse University Press. 1990. 978-0-8156-2507-0. Syracuse. 45. en.