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Sharifa al-Qiyadi

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Sharifa al-Qiyadi (born 1947) is a Libyan novelist and short story writer.

Born in Tripoli, al-Qiyadi received her master's degree in humanities from al-Fatih University in 1981; her thesis was titled Journey of Libyan Women's Writing. Her first volume of short stories appeared two years later; it was followed by numerous others. A novel, This Is Me, appeared in 1997.[1] Her work treats feminist themes; some of it discusses the improved condition of women under the regime of Muammar Gaddafi.[2]

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  1. ^ Radwa Ashour; Ferial Ghazoul; Hasna Reda-Mekdashi (1 November 2008). Arab Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide, 1873-1999. American University in Cairo Press. pp. 461–. ISBN 978-977-416-267-1.
  2. ^ Raffaele Nigro (2009). La Puglia e il Mediterraneo: dialoghi mediterranei. Adda. ISBN 9788880828532.