Safiya Zaghloul

Safiya Zaghloul (1878–1946) was an Egyptian political activist. She was among the early leaders of the Wafd Party.

Safiya Zaghloul
صفية زغلول
Born1876
Died1946 (aged 69–70)
NationalityEgyptian
Spouse(s)Saad Zaghloul
Parent(s)Mustafa Fahmi Pasha (father)

Background

Zaghloul was born in 1878. Her father, Mostafa Fahmy Pasha, of Turkish origin, was the seventh prime minister of Egypt.[1]

She married Saad Zaghloul in 1896,[2] an Egyptian revolutionary and Prime Minister of Egypt from 26 January 1924 to 24 November 1924.[3]

Activities

After the exile of her husband Saad Zaghloul to the Seychelles[4] in 1919, she became a central figure of the Wafd Party, and her home a center for the party. She organized a demonstration of 500 women. After the death of her spouse in 1927, Zaghloul was central in the appointment of a new party leader. In fact, she was the leader of the Women's Wafd.[5] She retired from political life after the party split of 1937.

She was known as Umm al-Misriyyin (The Mother of the Egyptians) and her home in Cairo was called as Beit El-Umma (the House of the Nation).[6]

References
  1. Doss, Madiha; Helmi, Laila (2013). Nowaira, Amira; El Kholy, Azza; Ennaji, Moha (eds.). Des femmes écrivent l'Afrique: L'Afrique du Nord (in French). Karthala Editions. p. 434. ISBN 978-2-8111-0731-4.
  2. Albert Hourani (1962). Arabic Thought in the Liberal Age, 1798-1939. London: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 25 December 2013. – via Questia (subscription required)
  3. Steven A. Cook (1 September 2011). The Struggle for Egypt: From Nasser to Tahrir Square. Oxford University Press. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-19-979532-1. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  4. "This day in history: Mother of Egyptians Safeya Zaghloul dies in 1946 - Egypt Independent". Egypt Independent. 12 January 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  5. "Women in power". Women leaders guide. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  6. Nabila Ramdani (2013). "Women in the 1919 Egyptian Revolution: From Feminist Awakening to Nationalist Political Activism". Journal of International Women's Studies. 14 (2): 39–52. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
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