Open AccessThorayya Malhas: a Pioneer from Jordan
Author(s) -
Thorayya Malhas
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
al-raida
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2226-4841
pISSN - 0259-9953
DOI - 10.32380/alrj.v0i0.1331
Subject(s) - cave , history , ancient history , literature , classics , philosophy , art , archaeology
Thorayya Malhas is widely regarded as the first Jordanian woman writer to declare her rebellion against obsolete ideas, and to attack, through her way of life and her writings, the «cave-dwellers» who cling to tradition as a means of preserving their privileges or justifying their wrong acts.