1890-1972
She was a journalist of Tilkefi ancestry, but she was born in Baghdad. She studied in the primary school of nuns in Baghdad. After her marriage in 1903, she moved with her husband to Basra, then Mosul, and then returned to Baghdad. In May 1921 she entered the world of journalism with her first article published in the magazine ‘Dar Al-Salam’ for Father Anastas Al-Karmali. She also had publications in the magazine ‘Almisbah’ (the lamp), ‘Nashrat Alahad’ (Sunday’s Bulletin) and ‘Alnajim’ (the Star). In fact, she was the first woman who demanded the rights of Iraqi women and she was keen to criticize the girls to reform them. In 1937 she issued the newspaper Fatatu Alarab’ (Girl of Arabs), which continued for half a year and stopped due to financial reasons. During this period she published 27 issues, which called for the liberation and education of women in rural areas as in the cities. She was considered one of the pioneers of the feminist press in Iraq. She had personal memoirs within the contents of her library that she dedicated to the Monastery of Raban Hurmiz.
