Background
She was born in Cairo in 1951 and studied English at Cairo University.
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Somaya Ramadan
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Subsequently she obtained a Doctor of Philosophy in English from Trinity College, Dublin in 1983.
Career
Ramadan"s first two books were short story collections - Khashab wa Nohass (Brass and Wood, 1995) and Manazel el-Kamar (Phases of the Moon, 1999). lieutenant was then translated into English by Marilyn Booth and is available from the AUC Press. Ramadan has also worked extensively as a translator.
Among her notable translations is Virginia Woolf"s A Room of One"s Own.
Achievements
Membership
She is a founding member of the Women and Memory Forum, a non-profit organisation, and teaches English and Translation at the National Academy of Arts in Cairo.
