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Zaynab al-Ghazali

A modern writer and organizer whose life connects activism, memory, and public religion.

1335-1426 AH / 1917-2005 CEEgyptWriter and activist

Zaynab al-Ghazali: life, work, and legacy

Zaynab al-Ghazali Writer and activist

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Biography and setting

Zaynab al-Ghazali is presented as writer and activist associated with Egypt. The working chronology for this record is 1335-1426 AH / 1917-2005 CE. A modern writer and organizer whose life connects activism, memory, and public religion.

Research context

This profile belongs to the women’s-history strand: learning, transmission, patronage, family memory, institutions, public service, and source confidence.

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1335-1426 AH / 1917-2005 CE

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