Basma Abdel Aziz is an Egyptian writer, psychiatrist, and visual artist. Early on, she earned the nickname “the rebel” for her indefatigable struggle against injustice, torture, and corruption. A weekly columnist for Egypt’s al-Shorouk newspaper, she represents a fresh and necessary female voice in Arabic journalism and fiction. She is the winner of the Sawiris Cultural Award, the General Organisation for Cultural Palaces award, and the Ahmed Bahaa-Eddin Award. She lives in Cairo.
ARTICLES FEATURING
After the Fall: Women Writers on Post-Revolutionary Egypt
Basma Abdel Aziz and Yasmine El Rashidi explore the “uncharted waters” of post-revolutionary Egypt....
Waiting for Egypt’s Next Revolution
Alexia Underwood interviews Basma Abdel Aziz....
