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Mona Eltahawy

1967 - Today

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Mona Eltahawy (Arabic: منى الطحاوى, IPA: [ˈmonæ (ʔe)t.tˤɑˈħɑːwi]; born August 1, 1967) is a freelance Egyptian-American journalist and social commentator based in New York City. She has written essays and op-eds for publications worldwide on Egypt and the Islamic world, on topics including women's rights, patriarchy, and Muslim political and social affairs. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, and the Miami Herald among others. Headscarves and Hymens, Eltahawy's first book, was published in May 2015. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mona Eltahawy is the 6,914th most popular writer (up from 6,943rd in 2019), the 577th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 591st in 2019) and the 62nd most popular Egyptian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Mona Eltahawy ranks 6,914 out of 7,302. Before her are Rupi Kaur, Seth Meyers, Junot Díaz, Yaa Gyasi, Charles Frazier, and Faye Kellerman. After her are Emily St. John Mandel, J. Hillis Miller, William Joyce, Jacek Dukaj, Deborah Feldman, and Robert Pinsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Mona Eltahawy ranks 650. Before her are Seo Hyang-soon, Javier Valdez Cárdenas, Heidi Mohr, Kristen Skjeldal, Claus Christiansen, and Fernando Moner. After her are Jeroen Boere, Darko Milanič, Antonio Pettigrew, Ike Shorunmu, Franck Silvestre, and Alf Poier.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Mona Eltahawy ranks 577 out of 642. Before her are Mohamed El Shenawy (1988), Tamer Hosny (1977), Taher Abouzeid (1962), Mamdouh Elssbiay (1984), Ahmed Fathy (1984), and Asmaa Mahfouz (1985). After her are Mohamed Barakat (1976), Wael Ghonim (1980), Gehad Grisha (1976), Wael Gomaa (1975), Mohamed Aly (1975), and Hesham Mesbah (1982).

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Among WRITERS In Egypt

Among writers born in Egypt, Mona Eltahawy ranks 62. Before her are Gamal El-Ghitani (1945), Bahaa Taher (1935), Penelope Lively (1933), Karim Rashid (1960), Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi (1892), and Leila Aboulela (1964).

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