Al-Nisa’iyyat
Author Malak Hefni Nasif
Classification Pioneer Egyptian Women's Writings
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Al-Nisa’iyyat (On Women’s Issues) consists of a collection of essays written by Malak Hifni Nassef (1886-1918), a pioneer of the Feminist movement in Egypt. The essays first appeared in the magazine Al-Jaridah in the first decade of the twenteeth century. They were published as a book in 1910, with an introduction by Ahmad Lutfi Al-Sayyid. In 1925, the book was reprinted and more articles, letters and commemorative essays were added.