al-Bab al-Maftuh
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al-Bab al-Maftuh is the Arabic title of the influential Egyptian novel "The Open Door," which explores themes of female emancipation and national identity in mid-20th-century Egypt.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Al-Bab al-Maftuh | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic-language literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| addressesIssue |
gender roles in Egyptian society
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political activism ⓘ social constraints on women ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Egypt ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
intersection of personal and political liberation
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lives of Egyptian women ⓘ struggle against patriarchy ⓘ |
| genre |
feminist literature
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novel ⓘ political fiction ⓘ |
| hasAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | Egyptian society in the era of anti-colonial struggle ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| hasSetting | Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
key text in Arab feminist canon
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milestone in modern Egyptian literature ⓘ |
| hasTitleInEnglish | The Open Door NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Arab feminist thought
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discourse on women’s rights in Egypt ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Arab feminist literature
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postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Egyptian nationalism
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coming of age ⓘ female emancipation ⓘ national identity ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | female protagonist-centered narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
linking women’s liberation to national liberation
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portrayal of a young woman’s political awakening ⓘ |
| originalTitleOf | The Open Door NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | mid-20th-century Egypt ⓘ |
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Al-Bab al-Maftuh