Arwa Saleh

Arwa Saleh (1951 – 7 June 1997) was an Egyptian communist writer, translator and political activist. She was a prominent leader in Egypt's radical student movement of the 1970s and a member of the Egyptian Communist Workers Party. Her writings critically examined the failures of the Egyptian left, revolutionary politics and the treatment of women within political movements. Her best-known work, The Stillborn: Notebooks of a Woman from the Student-Movement Generation in Egypt, was translated into English by Samah Selim. Quotes “What was our experience? How do we assess the truth of who we used to be?” Samah Selim: Translator’s Introduction to Arwa Salih’s The Stillborn “I could die for a cause; then death becomes an integral part of life.” Al-Mubtasarun: Notebooks of a Woman from the Student-Movement Generation (originally published in Arabic; English translation) “The dangerous leap of faith” Samah Selim: Translator’s Introduction to Arwa Salih’s The Stillborn External links Category:1951 births Category:1997 deaths Category:Egyptian writers Category:Egyptian women writers Category:Egyptian communists Category:Egyptian translators Category:Communist women Category:Women political activists