List of Tunisian women writers

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This is a list of women writers who were born in Tunisia or whose writings are closely associated with that country.

A

• Ines Abassi (born 1982), poet, journalist
• Faouzia Aloui (born 1958), poet, novelist

B

• Hélé Béji (born 1948), novelist, essayist
• Souhayr Belhassen (born 1943), journalist, women's rights activist
• Sihem Bensedrine (born 1950), journalist, human rights activist
• Messaouda Boubaker (born 1954), novelist, short story writer

E

• Fadela Echebbi (born 1946), poet
• Sophie el Goulli (born 1932), poet, novelist, historian

H

• Gisèle Halimi (born 1927), feminist writer, lawyer

K

• Sabiha Khemir (born 1959), novelist, non-fiction writer, illustrator, artist

M

• Boutheina Jabnoun Marai, contemporary journalist, magazine publisher
• Samar Samir Mezghanni (born 1988), Arabic-language children's writer

R

• Naziha Réjiba, journalist, founded the online journal Kalima in 2000

S

• Amina Said (born 1953), French-language poet, short story writer, essayist

T

• Najiya Thamir (1926–1988), essayist, short story writer, playwright, novelist, women's rights activist

See also

• List of women writers
• List of Tunisian writers