and she revealed her face (Haya Huda Shaarawi)

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The book documents different stages of Huda Shaarawi's life, who is considered one of Egypt's most prominent female activists in the field of Egyptian national independence. She was born in 1879 in Minya Governorate. She was the daughter of Mohamed Sultan Pasha, the head of the first parliamentary council in Egypt during the reign of Khedive Tewfik. She received her education at her father's home. She married at the age of thirteen to her cousin Ali Shaarawi, who was nearly forty years older than her, and her family name changed to "Shaarawi." She founded an association for the care of children in 1907. In 1908, she succeeded in convincing the Egyptian university to allocate halls for women's lectures. She participated in leading the protests of the 1919 revolution. During this time, women who participated in the protests and were married to leaders and deputies established the Central Women's Committee of the Wafd. Huda Shaarawi was elected as its president. The book highlights her important and pivotal role, which will remain a milestone in the history of women's liberation.