Another Evening at the

Club
By: Alifa Rifaat
Helena Gebreil

Biography

Fatimah Rifaat was born in Cairo, Egypt on

June 5, 1930

Controversial Egyptian author

Wrote under the pseudonym of Alifa

Rifaat to avoid embarrassing her family
until 1960

Wanted to continue her studies, but

parents refused and arranged for her to
be married to her cousin

Biography
Rifaats husband enabled her to continue
writing, but later repudiate her to publish
Themes of explicit content posed a threat for
her family
By 48, she lost her husband and raised all 3
of her kids on her own
Passed away on January of 1996 in Cairo,
Egypt
Leaves us her legacy

Works
Writings were deeply rooted in the Arabic and Islamic
tradition
The family and its unity remain a priority for her heroines
Narratives deemed too erotic, too forward, in which
feminine taboos are discussed through women who think
and express themselves like men
Her stories does not only condemn patriarchal rights, but
also questions the intemperance of men and their sexual
desires
A Distant View of A Minaret

Change starts with awareness and Rifaats stories allowed

such awareness to breath, grow, and become vocalized

Powerful voice in the

Giving a voice to the female
history
of
Arab
women
body thus breaking the
collective societal silence
made Rifaat a dangerous
woman. Dangerous Women

Works Cited
[1] Soliman, Alia. "Alifa Rifaat - Dangerous Women
Project." Dangerous Women Project. The University of
Edinburgh, 04 May 2016. Web. 10 Nov. 2016.
<http://dangerouswomenproject.org/2016/04/30/alifarifaat/>.
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy-WRz9S0hw
[3] Salti, Ramzi M. "Feminism and Religion in Alifa Rifaat's
Short Stories." The International Fiction Review (1991):
108-12. Print
[4] www.davidpublishing.com/DownLoad/?id=13730