Malkat al-Dar Muhammad | |
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| Native name | ملكة الدار محمد عبد الله |
| Born | 1920 Sudan |
| Died | 17 November 1969 (aged 48–49) |
| Occupation | teacher, novelist |
| Nationality | Sudanese |
| Genre | Arab women's writing |
| Years active | 1947–1969 |
| Notable works | الفراغ العريض (The Wide Void) |
Malkat al-Dar Mohamed Abdullah (Arabic: ملكة الدار محمد عبد الله, Sudanese: [ˈmalkat ɘdːˈãr muħamːad ʔbdˈʌlɑ], 1920 – 17 November 1969), also spelled as Malikah ad-Dar, was a Sudanese literary writer, educator and women's rights activist. Her novel written in the 1950s, "Al-Faragh al-'arid" (The Wide Void), has been characterized as the first Sudanese novel in the style of social realism. Sudanese literary critic Lemya Shammat called her "a pioneer of the literary feminist renaissance and a woman of spirit and courage."[1]
- ^ Shammat, Lemya (12 October 2019). "On gender stereotypes in Sudanese fiction". ArabLit & ArabLit Quarterly. Retrieved 10 June 2021.