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Early Women Writers

Aa'isha bint al-Mu'tasim

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Author

Aa'isha bint al-Mu'tasim

Location

Iraq

Dates

8th-9th c

Biography

Aai'sha was the daughter of Abbasid Caliph.

Works

I read your poem

Languages

Arabic

Genres

Lyric

Bibliography

Classical Poems by Arab Women: A Bilingual Anthology, edited by Abdullahal-Udhari, Saqi Books, 1999, London.

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