1930 - 1996
Fatimah Rifaat (June 5, 1930 – January 1996), better known by her pen name Alifa Rifaat (Arabic: أليفة رفعت), was an Egyptian author whose controversial short stories are renowned for their depictions of the dynamics of female sexuality, relationships, and loss in rural Egyptian culture. While taking on such controversial subjects, Fatimah Rifaat's protagonists remained religiously faithful with passive feelings towards their fate. Her stories did not attempt to undermine the patriarchal system; rather they were used to depict the problems inherent in a patriarchal society when men do not adhere to their religious teachings that advocate for the kind treatment of women. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alifa Rifaat has received more than 96,142 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Alifa Rifaat is the 5,168th most popular writer, the 489th most popular biography from Egypt and the 58th most popular Egyptian Writer.
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Among writers, Alifa Rifaat ranks 5,168 out of 5,755. Before her are Bruno Heller, Ismat Chughtai, Ann Coulter, Bahaa Taher, Azar Nafisi, and Roger Ascham. After her are Lev Mei, Marie Hankel, Carlo Cassola, Richard Wilbur, Natália Correia, and Kerstin Gier.
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.45
Rank: 5,162
1915 - 1991
HPI: 44.44
Rank: 5,163
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 5,164
1935 - 2022
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 5,165
1955 - Present
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 5,166
1515 - 1568
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 5,167
1930 - 1996
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 5,168
1822 - 1862
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 5,169
1844 - 1929
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 5,170
1917 - 1987
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 5,171
1921 - 2017
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 5,172
1923 - 1993
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 5,173
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 5,174
Among people born in 1930, Alifa Rifaat ranks 428. Before her are Ty Hardin, Pat McCormick, Anthony Harvey, Jean Brankart, Paul-Émile de Souza, and Heinz Schiller. After her are Heinz Kubsch, Jeannette Altwegg, Andy White, Terence Bayler, Carmelo Cedrún, and Allan Williams. Among people deceased in 1996, Alifa Rifaat ranks 245. Before her are Pierre Jaccoud, Alberto Pellegrino, Marcel Capelle, Karol Jokl, Bibi Besch, and Gilda. After her are Gabriel Alonso, Niní Marshall, Célestin Delmer, Anna Chandy, Yahya Ayyash, and Tokiharu Abe.
1930 - 2017
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 422
1930 - 2023
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 423
1930 - 2017
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 424
1930 - 2020
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 425
1930 - 1999
HPI: 44.45
Rank: 426
1930 - 2007
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 427
1930 - 1996
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 428
1930 - 1993
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 429
1930 - 2021
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 430
1930 - 2015
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 431
1930 - 2016
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 432
1930 - Present
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 433
1930 - 2016
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 434
1905 - 1996
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 239
1930 - 1996
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 240
1904 - 1996
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 241
1945 - 1996
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 242
1942 - 1996
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 243
1961 - 1996
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 244
1930 - 1996
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 245
1923 - 1996
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 246
1903 - 1996
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 247
1907 - 1996
HPI: 44.10
Rank: 248
1905 - 1996
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 249
1966 - 1996
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 250
1911 - 1996
HPI: 43.90
Rank: 251
Among people born in Egypt, Alifa Rifaat ranks 489 out of 582. Before her are Pope Kedron of Alexandria (100), Mohamed Latif (1909), Mahmoud Fayad (1925), Farid Simaika (1907), Gamal Mubarak (1963), and Bahaa Taher (1935). After her are Ibrahim Shams (1917), Mustafa Mansour (1914), Khadr El-Touni (1915), Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak (1955), Pope Peter II of Alexandria (null), and Mike Beuttler (1940).
100 - 106
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 483
1909 - 1990
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 484
1925 - 2002
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 485
1907 - 1943
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 486
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 487
1935 - 2022
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 488
1930 - 1996
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 489
1917 - 2001
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 490
1914 - 2002
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 491
1915 - 1956
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 492
1955 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 493
HPI: 44.13
Rank: 494
1940 - 1988
HPI: 44.13
Rank: 495
Among writers born in Egypt, Alifa Rifaat ranks 58. Before her are Mahmud Taymur (1894), Aisha Taymur (1840), Karim Rashid (1960), Gamal El-Ghitani (1945), Magdi Allam (1952), and Bahaa Taher (1935). After her are Latifa al-Zayyat (1923), Penelope Lively (1933), Mona Eltahawy (1967), and Leila Aboulela (1964).
1894 - 1973
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 52
1840 - 1902
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 53
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.26
Rank: 54
1945 - 2015
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 55
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 56
1935 - 2022
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 57
1930 - 1996
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 58
1923 - 1996
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 59
1933 - Present
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 60
1967 - Present
HPI: 37.57
Rank: 61
1964 - Present
HPI: 35.05
Rank: 62