Doria Shafik
Sign in to saveAlso known as Duriyya Shafik, Duriyyah Shafiq, Doria Shafiq, Durrea Shafiq, Durrea Regai Shafiq
Egyptian activist (1908–1975)
Key facts
- Born
- 14 December 1908, Tanta , Egypt
- Died
- 20 September 1975 (1975-09-20) (aged 66), Cairo , Egypt
- Occupations
- author , feminist , revolutionary
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Ottoman Empire
- Place of birth
- Tanta
- Place of death
- Cairo
- Child
- Jehane Ragai
- Occupation
- writer
- Position held
- editor-in-chief
- Educated at
- University of Paris
- Languages spoken
- Egyptian Arabic
- Religion
- Islam
- Hair colour
- black hair
- Image
- Doria Shafik.jpg
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- ethnic group
- Egyptians
- Commons category
- Doria Shafik
- date of death
- 1975-09-20
- date of birth
- 1908-12-14
- member of
- Women's liberation movement
- writing language
- Egyptian Arabic
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Encyclopedic overview
Doria Shafik (Arabic: درية شفيق; 14 December 1908 – 20 September 1975) was an Egyptian feminist, poet and editor, and one of the principal leaders of the women's liberation movement in Egypt in the mid-1940s. As a direct result of her efforts, Egyptian women were granted the right to vote by the Egyptian constitution.
Early life
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