Rose al Yusuf

Fatma al-Yussef (Arabic: فاطمة اليوسف),[1] also known as Rose El Youssef (Arabic: روز اليوسف) (1898 April 10, 1958),[2][3] was an Egyptian actress and journalist.[4]

The Arab Human Development Report 2005: Towards the Rise of Women in the Arab World described her as a "pioneer of the stage and one of the earliest actresses."[3] In 1925 she founded the news magazine Rose al-Yūsuf.[1] The Arab Human Development Report 2005 said that she "was a woman unique in her time."[3] She had said "I made this woman myself."[3]

Personal life

She was born in Lebanon to a family of Turkish origin. Her son was Ihsan Abdel Quddous.[5]

References

  • The Arab Human Development Report 2005: Towards the Rise of Women in the Arab World. Stanford University Press, 2006. ISBN 9211261740, 9789211261745. The cited chapter is Chapter 3 (Archive)
  • Sullivan, Earl L. Women in Egyptian Public Life (Contemporary Issues in the Middle East Series). Syracuse University Press, 1986. ISBN 0815623542, 9780815623540.

Notes

  1. 1 2 Sullivan, p. 172
  2. العلاف, ابراهيم خليل (2009-10-21). فاطمة اليوسف 1897-1958 رائدة الصحافة النسائية العربية (in Arabic). Al-Hewar Center. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "The Arab Human Development Report 2005: Towards the Rise of Women in the Arab World," p. 102.
  4. Bizawe, Eyal Sagui. "The return of Cinderella." Haaretz. 1 October 2009. Retrieved on 10 April 2013.
  5. Al-Materi, Mohammed (2016), من قصص العشاق:"روز اليوسف" ... الصحافة... والرجال (1-3):تزوجت ثلاث مرات وأنجبت «إحسان عبد القدوس « الكاتب المصري المعروف, Al Chourouk, retrieved 6 September 2017, وروز اليوسف (1897 - 1958)، ممثلة لبنانية من أصل تركي، ولدت في بيروت يتيمة الأم في أسرة مسلمة.



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