Doria Shafik, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Doria Shafik

Egyptian activist

Date of Birth: 14-Dec-1908

Place of Birth: Tanta, Gharbia Governorate, Egypt

Date of Death: 20-Sep-1975

Profession: translator, editor, journalist, philosopher, feminist

Nationality: Egypt

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Doria Shafik (Arabic: ???? ??????; 14 December 1908 – 20 September 1975) was an Egyptian feminist, poet and editor, and one of the principal leaders of the women's liberation movement in Egypt in the mid-1940s.
As a direct result of her efforts, Egyptian women were granted the right to vote by the Egyptian constitution.