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Zainab al-Ghazali
Egyptian activist
Zaynab Al-Ghazali | |
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Zainab al-Ghazali (to the left) | |
Born | ()2 January Egypt |
Died | 3 August () (aged88)[1] Egypt |
Occupation | Founder of the Muslim Women's Association (Jam'iyyat al-Sayyidaat al-Muslimaat) |
Zaynab al-Ghazali (Arabic: زينب الغزالي; 2 January – 3 August ) was an Egyptian Muslim activist.
She was the founder of the Muslim Women's Association (Jamaa'at al-Sayyidaat al-Muslimaat, also known as the Muslim Ladies' Society).[2][3]
The historian Eugene Rogan has called her "the pioneer of the Islamist women's movement" and also said she was "one of [Sayyid] Qutb's most influential disciples."[3]
Biography
Early life
Her father was educated at al-Azhar University, an independent religious teacher and cotton merchant.[4] He encouraged her to become an Islamic leader citing the example of Nusayba bint Ka'b al-Muzaniyya, a woman who fough