Rasha Samir

Rasha Samir (Arabic: رشا سمير) is an Egyptian writer, novelist, dentist, and journalist. She has published six-story collections and four novels. Her novel ‘Jawari El Ishq’ will be turned into a television series produced by MBC. Samir is the first Egyptian woman and novelist who runs Ihsan Abdel Quddous’ cultural book salon. She is also a member in Egypt Writers Union.

Biography Rasha Samir was born on 1st January in Cairo, Egypt. However, she was able to publish her first story collection ‘Hwaneet Arafa’ in 1995. and a sarcastic novel ‘Yaani Eh Raga?’

Aside from her literary works, she has been publishing a weekly column for ten years in ‘Al-fajr’ newspaper. She also used to publish in ‘Sout Al Omma Newspaper’, ‘Nahdet Misr Newspaper’, and in ‘Sabah El Kheir Magazine’.

Works

Story Collections Stores of A Fortune teller (Original title: Hawaneet Arrafa), 1995. Love Temple (Original title: Mabd Al Hob), 2000 Love Behind Al Mashrabiya (Original title: Hob Khalf Al Mashrabiya), 2005. What Does Man Mean? (Original title: Yaeni Eh Ragal?), 2011. Duet (by Rasha Samir and Hisham al-Khashin), 2013 What Does Man Mean? Part II (Original title: Yaeni Eh Ragal?-II), 2019

Novels Girls in Tales (Original title: Banat Fi Hikayat), 2011 Concubines of Love (Original title: Jawary Al Ishq), 2014 I Will Meet You There (Original title: Saelqaq Hounak), 2017 The Heart Has a Last Berth (Original title: Lil Qalb Marsa Akhir), 2020