Amal al-Shami

Amal Muhammad 'Ali al-Shami
Amal Muhammad 'Ali al-Shami
Born	1956
Died	2001
Nationality	Yemeni
Occupation	Writer

Amal Muhammad 'Ali al-Shami (1956–2001) was a Yemeni writer.

Born in Sana'a, al-Shami was active in many fields during her career; she wrote poetry and short stories as well as screenplays for television and radio.^[1] Much of her work was published under various pseudonyms. Her stories often criticized the patriarchal nature of society, and presented education and writing as a means by which independence could be achieved.^[2]

References

^ 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. 491–. ISBN 978-977-416-267-1.
^ Pernille Arenfeldt; Nawar Al-Hassan Golley (2012). Mapping Arab Women's Movements: A Century of Transformations from Within. Oxford University Press. pp. 214–. ISBN 978-977-416-498-9.

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[AshourGhazoul2008-1] 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. 491–. ISBN 978-977-416-267-1.

[ArenfeldtGolley2012-2] Pernille Arenfeldt; Nawar Al-Hassan Golley (2012). Mapping Arab Women's Movements: A Century of Transformations from Within. Oxford University Press. pp. 214–. ISBN 978-977-416-498-9.

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