Rajaa al-Sanea
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Rajaa al-Sanea رجاء الصانع | |
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| Born | 1981 (age 39–40) |
| 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 the 11th of September[1]) is a Saudi 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.
Education[]
She received her bachelor's degree in Dentistry from King Saud University in 2005. She continued her education in the United States with the support of the King Abdullah scholarship program.[2] In 2008, Al-Sanea received her master’s degree in Oral Sciences from University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry.[3]
Career[]
Since returning to Saudi Arabia, she has served as a consultant endodontist and researcher in the stem cell therapy program at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center in Riyadh.[3]
Awards[]
- Al-Sanea's Girls of Riyadh was long-listed for the Dublin Literary Award in 2009.
- Arabian Business released a list of the strongest and most influential Arabs under the age of 40 and Rajaa Al-Sanea ranked as the 37th. This list aimed to shed more light on the influential group of youths. They expressed that the names on this list will have a great impact on their societies not only now, but also in the future. The people on this list are not only influential within their own countries, but they are also internationally—something that Arabian Business emphasise is worthy of drawing attention to.[4]
Lawsuit[]
In 2006, two Saudi citizens sued the Ministry of Information, asking that the permission they had granted for the publication of Girls of Riyadh be withdrawn, and further requesting that importation and distribution of the book be prohibited and that al-Sanea be punished for writing it.[5] The suit claimed that the book encouraged immorality and misinterpreted verses of the Quran that are quoted in the book. The suit was rejected by the Court of Grievances.[5]
References[]
- ^ annajah.net. "السيرة الذاتية لرجاء الصانع صاحبة رواية بنات الرياض". www.annajah.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "What Will New King Mean For Women In Saudi Arabia?". NPR.org. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Saudi author, endodontist receives UI alumni award | UIC Today". today.uic.edu. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "قائمة العرب الأكثر تأثيرا تحت سن الأربعين | دولية - صحيفة الوسط البحرينية - مملكة البحرين". 8 October 2017. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Court Rejects Case Against Rajaa Al-Sanea". Arab News. 9 October 2006. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
External links[]
- Interviews "The Girls of Riyadh" Author Rajaa Alsanea
- Court Rejects Case Against Rajaa Alsanea
- "Sex and the Saudi Girl" feature in The Times 8 July 2007
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- Living people
- People from Riyadh
- Saudi Arabian novelists
- King Saud University alumni
- University of Illinois at Chicago alumni
- Women novelists
- 21st-century Saudi Arabian writers
- 21st-century Saudi Arabian women writers