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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arabic-language literary work
novel
addressesIssue gender roles in Egyptian society
political activism
social constraints on women
countryOfOrigin Egypt
focusesOn intersection of personal and political liberation
lives of Egyptian women
struggle against patriarchy
genre feminist literature
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
milestone in modern Egyptian literature
hasTitleInEnglish The Open Door NERFINISHED
influenced Arab feminist thought
discourse on women’s rights in Egypt
language Arabic
literaryMovement Arab feminist literature
postcolonial literature
mainTheme Egyptian nationalism
coming of age
female emancipation
national identity
medium print
narrativePerspective female protagonist-centered narrative
notableFor linking women’s liberation to national liberation
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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Henry Barakat notableWork al-Bab al-Maftuh
this entity surface form: Al-Bab al-Maftuh
The Open Door workTitleInArabic al-Bab al-Maftuh