Ihsan El-Kousy

Ihsan El-Kousy (1900–?) was an Egyptian educator, feminist and writer. First Egyptian Muslim woman to graduate from the American University of Beirut. Secretary of the Women's Union Association founded by Huda Sha'arawi, participant in the 1919 revolution, founder of Women's Students' Organization (WSO). Quotes I opened the door for many other girls to follow their goals and walk through a proper career path without being dependent on men. Education is not a privilege for women, it is a weapon for liberation. I still remember the vehemence against the past, the conviction in the present, and the idealism in the future which animated her personality. Wadad Khouri Makdisi-Cortas describing Ihsan El-Kousy at AUB To translate Dewey's Democracy and Education into Arabic was to bring the future to Egyptian schools. On her 1928 translation A nation cannot rise while half of it is kept in ignorance. External links