Siham Bayyumi

Siham Bayyumi (born 1949) is an Egyptian writer and journalist.[1] She was born in Cairo and studied at Helwan University. She has worked as a journalist at the Cairo newspaper Al Gomhuria, and has published works of both fiction and non-fiction. Her books include the short story collection Al-Khayl Wa-Al-Layl. Her historical novel Ayyam al-Qabbuti dealt with the excavation of the Suez Canal. Her work has been translated into Italian by Elisabetta Bartuli and appeared in a 2001 anthology titled Rose del Cairo.

Selected works

References

  1. ↑ Biography in Arab women writers: a critical reference guide, 1873-1999 by Radwa Ashour, Ferial J. Ghazoul and Hasna Reda-Mekdashi


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