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Rajaa al-Sanea رجاء الصانع | |
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| Born | 1981 (age 42–43) |
| Nationality | Saudi |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry |
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| Known for | Writing Girls of Riyadh (بنات الرياض Banāt al-Riyāḍ) |
Rajaa al-Sanea (رجاء بنت عبد الله الصانع; born in 1981, on 11 September[1]) is a Saudi Arabian writer who became famous through her novel Girls of Riyadh (بنات الرياض Banāt al-Riyāḍ). The book was first published in Lebanon in 2005 and in English in 2007. Al-Sanea grew up in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the daughter of a family of doctors. As of 2014, she is currently an assistant professor at the University of Illinois in Chicago.[2]
- ^ annajah.net. "السيرة الذاتية لرجاء الصانع صاحبة رواية بنات الرياض". annajah.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "'Girls of Riyadh' author honored in US for stem cell research". Arab News. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2022.