MENA Google celebrates one of Egypt’s very first practicing female lawyers Mufidah Abdul Rahman’s 106th birthday. The Doodle was prepared by Cairo-based illustrator, comics artist and designer Deena Mohamed. It highlights several note-worthy and important aspects to Mufidah’s life: from being the young lawyer who received payment in eggs and fruits to the mother and wife. During her years of study, it was well-known that Mufidah was the first married woman, then mother, to be enrolled at Cairo University’s Faculty of Law. Mufidah was born on January 20, 1914 and passed away at the age of 88, leaving behind a strong and influential legacy as one of the first women having graduated from Cairo University’s Faculty of Law as well as an active law-practice career across Egypt and before the Court of Cassation. Considered a political trailblazer for her time, Mufidah defended over 400 court cases and eventually became a member of Egyptian Parliament. Mufidah’s ambitious paralleled those of prominent female Egyptian figures at the time, such as Rawya Atiya, Ester Fanous, and Aisha Abd-El Rahman. She co-founded the National Feminist Party, a women’s organization fighting for universal suffrage in Egypt,…
Google Doodle Celebrates Mufidah Abdul Rahman’s 106th Birthday
January 20, 2020
