WRITER
Mona Eltahawy
1967 - Today

Mona Eltahawy
Mona Eltahawy (Arabic: منى الطحاوى, IPA: [ˈmonæ (ʔe)t.tˤɑˈħɑːwi]; born August 1, 1967) is an Egyptian-American freelance 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 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Mona Eltahawy is the 6,962nd most popular writer (down from 6,943rd in 2024), the 579th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 591st in 2019) and the 63rd most popular Egyptian Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Mona Eltahawy ranks 6,962 out of 7,302. Before her are Junot Díaz, Yaa Gyasi, Adam Curry, Charles Frazier, Faye Kellerman, and Gonçalo M. Tavares. After her are Emily St. John Mandel, J. Hillis Miller, William Joyce, Jacek Dukaj, Deborah Feldman, and Robert Pinsky.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJunot Díaz
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 6,956
Yaa Gyasi
1989 - Present
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 6,957
Adam Curry
1964 - Present
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 6,958
Charles Frazier
1950 - Present
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 6,959
Faye Kellerman
1952 - Present
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 6,960
Gonçalo M. Tavares
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 6,961
Mona Eltahawy
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 6,962
Emily St. John Mandel
1979 - Present
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 6,963
J. Hillis Miller
1928 - 2021
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 6,964
William Joyce
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 6,965
Jacek Dukaj
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 6,966
Deborah Feldman
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 6,967
Robert Pinsky
1940 - Present
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 6,968
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1967, Mona Eltahawy ranks 704. Before her are Heidi Mohr, Kristen Skjeldal, Mopreme Shakur, Shannon Hoon, Claus Christiansen, and Fernando Moner. After her are Jeroen Boere, Darko Milanič, Antonio Pettigrew, Ike Shorunmu, Franck Silvestre, and Alf Poier.
Others Born in 1967
Go to all RankingsHeidi Mohr
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - 2019
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 698
Kristen Skjeldal
SKIER
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.50
Rank: 699
Mopreme Shakur
SINGER
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 700
Shannon Hoon
MUSICIAN
1967 - 1995
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 701
Claus Christiansen
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 702
Fernando Moner
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 703
Mona Eltahawy
WRITER
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 704
Jeroen Boere
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - 2007
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 705
Darko Milanič
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 706
Antonio Pettigrew
ATHLETE
1967 - 2010
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 707
Ike Shorunmu
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 708
Franck Silvestre
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 709
Alf Poier
SINGER
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 710
In Egypt
Among people born in Egypt, Mona Eltahawy ranks 579 out of 642. Before her are Tamer Hosny (1977), Taher Abouzeid (1962), Mamdouh Elssbiay (1984), Hamed Abdel-Samad (1972), 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 Alaa Abd El-Fattah (1981).
Others born in Egypt
Go to all RankingsTamer Hosny
MUSICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 573
Taher Abouzeid
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 574
Mamdouh Elssbiay
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 575
Hamed Abdel-Samad
WRITER
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 576
Ahmed Fathy
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 577
Asmaa Mahfouz
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.51
Rank: 578
Mona Eltahawy
WRITER
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 579
Mohamed Barakat
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 580
Wael Ghonim
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1980 - Present
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 581
Gehad Grisha
REFEREE
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 582
Wael Gomaa
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 583
Mohamed Aly
BOXER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 584
Alaa Abd El-Fattah
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 585
Among WRITERS In Egypt
Among writers born in Egypt, Mona Eltahawy ranks 63. Before her are Bahaa Taher (1935), Penelope Lively (1933), Karim Rashid (1960), Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi (1892), Leila Aboulela (1964), and Hamed Abdel-Samad (1972).
Bahaa Taher
1935 - 2022
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 57
Penelope Lively
1933 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 58
Karim Rashid
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 59
Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi
1892 - 1955
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 60
Leila Aboulela
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 61
Hamed Abdel-Samad
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 62
Mona Eltahawy
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 63









































