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Ghada Abdel Moneim (غادة عبد المنعم) is an Egyptian writer and philosopher. One of reform advocates in Egypt , She bhas been active in enlightenment fields for twenty-five years now, and has a vision that the development considers the most important and may be the only way to reform.

Early life

Ghada was born at December 12, 1969 in house of her grandfather to her mother, in Sanbalawin City, Dakahlia, in Egypt, her father was a fighter in the Egyptian army, one of the heroes of October war and hails from a family of rural rich, where his father was "Sheikh El Ballad" of his village "ALZhaira", and one of the few who have more than twenty acres (Period of the Prior to the July Revolution in 1952). Her mother was a Lady hails from an aristocracy family, who have received rural education interspersed with French education (because she received her education at the Holy Family which is French School) and traditional rural values ( from where she lived). Both her parents belonged to assets and education of the village of ALZhaira in the province of Dakahlia, the village where Ghada lived in for six years before receiving her college education in Sohag university at Upper Egypt. As for most of her childhood was spent as a child of an Egyptian family of middle-class in Cairo where she lived as a child, and going to a public district's school while receiving her primary education (her school was called, Aziz, Egyptian pyramid).

Early career

Ghada Began writing stories in the age of nine and begin publishing poems, at seventeen. Critics described her poems as imarked by accurately imaging and concise statement, and having an ability to navigate using language within the layers of human feeling by concise eloquently and sensitive,where mixed the philosophical and intellectual views, by delicate sensitive moments. Where in overwhelming sense of loss and puzzling questions about existence.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Journalism Dept., Asyut University, 1991.
Studied Egyptian folklore in Egyptian Academy of Arts
Studied cinema with a number of private institutes
Studied politics, economics, modern European history, As a part of European Master Studies, in Faculty of Economics, Cairo University

Awards

She won Suzanne Mubarak’s Prize for Children's Literature, in 1999.

Achievements

She was among the pioneers ( about six or seven poets) who devised a new way of writing poem known in Egypt as nineties generation, And she has gained reputation as a good poet since 1991

Ghada Abdel Moneim was the first Egyptian woman journalist working in Department of disc (re-writing press material) in 1991.

She was The smallest Arab woman to serve as editor in chief where she is not the twenty-eighth position of chief editor of the magazine "Children of radio and television", which was issued by the Egyptian Radio and TV Union in 1997.

She Invented communication theory witch called as " theory of accepting others` power " in 2010

The first Egyptian writer and thinker believes that his mission is to develop a plan of development for Egypt, not merely to express discontent with the political situation prevailing.

Activities as a writer

Translator, film critic, authoress, poet, children writer, novelist and short story writer in addition to being an article concerned with politics and international relations and economics.

Profession

She is currently the deputy editor of Egyptian Radio and Television Magazine.

Bibliography

"Me" a collection of poems published in 1996 - issued by the Supreme Council of Culture in Egypt

Blue sky Tales a collection of children's stories – published in 2002 by Egyptian culture palaces.

"More than one way to die" a novel published in 1998.

"happened in the beginning of the creation" which was a translated Book from English language for a collection of tales from Aino folklore - published by the Egyptian culture palaces.

"Jzerat Elmlabes" (island of clothing) Two stories for children.

Introduction to the theory " accepting power of other " .

"A dream in Egypt's construction" this book I a series of articles dealing with her vision and in it, she explains the methods and innovative solutions for some problems of Egypt in economic, politic and social issues.

AlHewa " the Gap" a collection of poems

Old Articles a book includes some of her old articles

(selections from the Brothers Grimm) a translated book.

translation to Arabic Hans Christian Andersen story (Philosopher's Stone).

(Ice Maiden) translation for a novel by Hans Christian Andersen.

Jziret El sham ( Island of the Sun) the first part of big children book (Fairies of seven Seas).

Member the following literary associations and unions

Egyptian Writers Union
Press Syndicate
Union of Writers and Film Critics
Association of Writers and Artists of Cairo (Cairo Atelier)

External Links

Page: Ghada Abd El-Moneim on civilized dialogue
ArabTimes Ghada Abd El-Moneim Page
Her Blog• Page Ghada Abdel Moneim Arabs on-Thames
Encyclopedia of Knowledge - Ghada Abd El-Moneim
Facebook - Ghada Abd El-Moneim
Facebook Ghada Abd El-Moneim Fun Page
Page Ghada Abdel Moneim Arabic poems her site includes a number of her poems
Ghada Abdel Moneim Page Diwan El Arab

References

Supreme Council of Culture
Culture Palaces Authority
Radio and Television Union Egyptian
Integrated Care Society
Board of Trustees Award Suzanne Mubarak
EJS (Egyptian Journalists Syndicate)
reporters the Egyptians and the Arabs Entries for the critics: Prof. Gaber Asfour , Prof. Abdel Moneim Talimp , Prof. Amjad Ryan , Prof. Mr. Bahrawy