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Mona Eltahawy

1967 - Today

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Mona Eltahawy (Arabic: منى الطحاوى, IPA: [ˈmonæ (ʔe)t.tˤɑˈħɑːwi]; born August 1, 1967) is an Egyptian-American freelance journalist and social commentator. Based in New York City, she has written essays and op-eds for publications worldwide on Egypt and the Islamic world, on topics including women's rights, patriarchy, and Muslim political and social affairs. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, and the Miami Herald among others. Headscarves and Hymens, Eltahawy's first book, was published in May 2015. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Mona Eltahawy is the 6,975th most popular writer (down from 6,943rd in 2024), the 580th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 591st in 2019) and the 63rd most popular Egyptian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Mona Eltahawy ranks 6,975 out of 7,302. Before her are Junot Díaz, Yaa Gyasi, Adam Curry, Charles Frazier, Faye Kellerman, and Gonçalo M. Tavares. After her are Emily St. John Mandel, J. Hillis Miller, William Joyce, Jacek Dukaj, Deborah Feldman, and Robert Pinsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Mona Eltahawy ranks 704. Before her are Heidi Mohr, Kristen Skjeldal, Mopreme Shakur, Shannon Hoon, Claus Christiansen, and Fernando Moner. After her are Jeroen Boere, Darko Milanič, Antonio Pettigrew, Ike Shorunmu, Franck Silvestre, and Alf Poier.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Mona Eltahawy ranks 580 out of 642. Before her are Tamer Hosny (1977), Taher Abouzeid (1962), Mamdouh Elssbiay (1984), Hamed Abdel-Samad (1972), Ahmed Fathy (1984), and Asmaa Mahfouz (1985). After her are Mohamed Barakat (1976), Rabie Yassin (1960), Wael Ghonim (1980), Gehad Grisha (1976), Wael Gomaa (1975), and Mohamed Aly (1975).

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Among WRITERS In Egypt

Among writers born in Egypt, Mona Eltahawy ranks 63. Before her are Bahaa Taher (1935), Penelope Lively (1933), Karim Rashid (1960), Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi (1892), Leila Aboulela (1964), and Hamed Abdel-Samad (1972).

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