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Qasim Amin
قاسم أمين
(Known as "Amin")
Jurist, Reformer, Author of The Liberation of Women, Pioneer of Arab Feminism
Born
Dec 01, 1863
Alexandria, Egypt
Alexandria, Egypt
Passed Away
Apr 22, 1908
Cairo, Egypt
Lifespan
44 years old
"No nation can rise to civilization while half of its population remains imprisoned in ignorance."
Archival Overview
Eminent judge and social philosopher celebrated as the father of modern Arab feminism, whose revolutionary 1899 book The Liberation of Women ignited the struggle for female education and civil rights.
Biographical Record
Educated in law in Cairo and France, where he was exposed to European Enlightenment philosophy and worked with Muhammad Abduh, Qasim Amin served as an appeal court judge in Cairo.
In 1899, he published Tahrir al-Mar'a (The Liberation of Women), arguing that the subjugation, seclusion, and illiteracy of women were the primary causes of the decline of Egyptian society and completely contrary to true Islamic principles, sparking the modern Arab women's movement.
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Final Resting Place
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Imam al-Shafi'i Cemetery
Cairo, Egypt
Cairo, Egypt
GPS: 30.0150, 31.2580
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