Egyptian novelist, born in Tanta in 1987. She graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts. She has published six novels, including "The Pasha’s Daughters," shortlisted for the Sawiris Award; "Camellia’s Shadows," shortlisted for the Sawiris Award and winner of the Yehia Haqqi Award; and "Years of Running in Place." She has also published the book "Women Writers and Loneliness" and the short-story collection "Like Silly Movies," for which she won the State Encouragement Award.