Asia Tawfiq Wahbi
Asia Tawfiq Wahbi | |
|---|---|
آسيا توفيق وهبي | |
| Born | 1901 Baghdad, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 1980 Baghdad, Iraq |
| Occupation(s) | writer, social reformer and leader of the women's movement in Iraq |
| Organization(s) | Society for Combating Social Illness, Iraqi Women's Union |
| Spouse | Tawfiq Wahbi |
Asia Tawfiq Wahbi (Arabic: آسيا توفيق وهبي) (1980–1901) was an Iraqi writer, social reformer and leader of the women's movement in Iraq. She inaugurated the first feminist union in Iraq, the al-Ittihad al-Nisai (Iraqi Women's Union), and was one of the founders of the Society for Combating Social Illness.
Biography
Wahbi was born in Baghdad, Iraq, in 1901, where her father was a merchant.[1] She was married to linguist and politician Colonel Tawfiq Wahbi.[2][3]
In 1937, Wahbi was one of the founders of the Society for Combating Social Illness.[4] In the 1940s, she served as president of women's branch of the Child Protection (or Welfare) Society.[5]
In 1945, she inaugurated the first feminist union in Iraq,[6] the al-Ittihad al-Nisai (Iraqi Women's Union), as a licensed body.[7][8] She was also editor in chief of the Union magazine.[9] Wahbi also wrote for the monthly publication Nisa i al-İraqi.[10]
Wahbi died in Baghdad in 1980.[1]
References
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- ^ Woodsmall, Ruth Frances (1956). Study of the Role of Women Their Activities and Organizations, in Lebanon, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, and Syria. International Federation of Business and Professional Women. p. 87.
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- ^ "Barham Salih supports the Iraqi woman and recalls her history". Rawabt Center for Research and Strategic Studies. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ Efrati, Noga (1 November 2004). "The other 'awakening' in Iraq: The women's movement in the first half of the twentieth century". British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. 31 (2): 153–173. doi:10.1080/135301904042000268196. ISSN 1353-0194.
- ^ Trend: The Magazine for Indian Women. Vol. 1. F. Talyarkhan. 1952. p. 5.
- ^ Dougherty, Beth (15 June 2019). Historical Dictionary of Iraq. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 807. ISBN 978-1-5381-2005-7.
- ^ Simon, Reeva S.; Mattar, Philip; Bulliet, Richard W. (1996). Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East: D-K. Macmillan Reference USA. p. 695. ISBN 978-0-02-896011-1.
- ^ "بالأسماء: أكثر من 80 امرأة عراقية رائدة غيّرن تاريخ العراق!". السومرية. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ Zeidan, Joseph Tufeek (1982). Women Novelists in Modern Arabic Literature. University of California, Berkeley. p. 153.