Siham Bayyumi

[1] She was born in Cairo and received a bachelor's degree in social science from Helwan University in 1974.

Her books include the short story collection Al-Khayl Wa-Al-Layl.

Her historical novel Ayyam al-Qabbuti dealt with the excavation of the Suez Canal.

Her work has been translated into Italian by Elisabetta Bartuli and appeared in a 2001 anthology titled Rose del Cairo.

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