Asma Halim

Asma Halim (1921–2003) was an Egyptian writer and journalist.

Asma Halim
Born	Asma 1921
Citizenship	Egypt
Occupations	Journalist Writer
Notable work	Hikayat 'Abdu 'Abd al-Rahman

Work

Halim often used "autobiographical styles and techniques" in her writing and was critical of cultural practices, such as polygamy.^[1] Hoda Elsadda describes how Halim worked on Hikayat 'Abdu 'Abd al-Rahman (1977) and wrote it as if it was a memoir, taking dictation from a fictional person.^[2] The story involves the life of 'Abdu, who is a working class person living in poverty who is oppressed in many different ways.^[3] Hanan Hammad, on the other hand, believes another interpretation of the novel, Hikayat, where Halim is the editor of a story dictated to her.^[4]

Halim also worked as a journalist.^[5]