[1] Her father died when she was eighteen years old and she was subsequently invited to visit Iraq and attend a memorial ceremony dedicated to his life and works.

She spent time at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, specialising in paediatric dentistry.

The couple then returned to Iraq so that Chadirji could take up a post in the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

[3] The couple returned to Egypt and for several years Al-Kadhimi used her medical training to treat the wounded of the Algerian Revolution.

Highlighting her lack of recognition as a woman, she wrote:"My act of writing is my woundAnd my crime is my knowledge"[6]