Rose al Yusuf (journalist)

Rose al Yusuf
فاطمة اليوسف / روز اليوسف
Born
Fatima al Yusuf

1898
Tripoli, Lebanon
Died10 April 1958(1958-04-10) (aged 59–60)
Cairo, Egypt
CitizenshipLebanese and Egyptian
Occupation(s)Journalist, actress
Known forPioneer Arab woman journalist
Spouses
  • Mohamed Abdel Qodos (Egyptian actor)
  • Zaki Tulaymat (Egyptian actor)
ChildrenIhsan Abdel Quddous

Fatma Al-Yusef (Arabic: فاطمة اليوسف),[1] also known as Roz Al-Yosef (Arabic: روز اليوسف) (1898 –10 April 1958),[2][3] was a Lebanese born journalist and stage-actress, a pioneer of Arab female journalism and a patron of the Arab female press.[4] She is considered the Arab world's first woman journalist.

  1. ^ Sullivan, p. 172
  2. ^ العلاف, ابراهيم خليل (2009-10-21). فاطمة اليوسف 1897-1958 رائدة الصحافة النسائية العربية (in Arabic). Al-Hewar Center. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  3. ^ "The Arab Human Development Report 2005: Towards the Rise of Women in the Arab World," p. 102.
  4. ^ Bizawe, Eyal Sagui. "The return of Cinderella." Haaretz. 1 October 2009. Retrieved on 10 April 2013.