Aziza Shukry Hussein, also spelt as Aziza Shoukri Husayn,[1] (30 May 1919 - 2015) was an Egyptian social welfare expert and leading advocate of family planning.[1] She was active in Egypt's feminist movement. In 1962 Hussein became the first woman to represent Egypt at the United Nations and served on its Status of Women Commission for fifteen years.[1]
She received her honorary degrees from the University of Maine and the American University in Cairo.[1]
Personal life
editHussein was born in Zifta; her Egyptian father was a surgeon and her mother was of Turkish origin.[1]
In 1947 she married the Egyptian diplomat Dr Ahmed Hussein.[1]
She died in 2015.[2]
Biography
edit"A Pilgrim's Soul: Memoirs", by Aziza Shoukry Hussein.[3][4][5][6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Goldschmidt, Arthur (2000), "Husayn, 'Aziza Shukri", Biographical Dictionary of Modern Egypt, Lynne Rienner Publishers, p. 80, ISBN 1-55587-229-8,
Social welfare expert and leading advocate of family planning. Born in zifta to an Egyptian father (a surgeon) and a Turkish mother...
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- ^ "'A Pilgrim Soul: Memoirs' at Diwan, Zamalek". Cairo 360 Guide to Cairo, Egypt. 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
- ^ ""Can particular love be sublimated to general love for humanity? How much security can that sublimation give?" Aziza Shoukry Hussein … | Memoirs, Pilgrim, Statue". www.pinterest.com. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
- ^ "اتحاد مكتبات الجامعات المصرية Egyptian Universities Libraries Consortium نظام المستقبل لإدارة المكتبات Future Library Automation System مكتبات مصر Egyptian Libraries". thesis.cu.edu.eg. Retrieved 2020-06-21.