“Within such archetypal context, what is important is not just the presence of women in the squares, but rather the transformations brought about in the psyche by the resurgence of the Feminine, the anima.”Įlmougy adds, “Since we are living in the midst of the battle, one can only speculate about the next chapters of the story placing loads of hopes on a collective psyche in a process of self healing and individuation.” “We are in the very heart of a story in the making,” she says. In archetypical terms, she views this as an ongoing battle between the powerful Patriarch, which has fully possessed the psyche for so long, and the Phoenix, the resurrected Feminine element that has come to the fore as an active agent of change. In her lecture, Elmougy will talk about the ongoing transformation of the collective Egyptian psyche. The 2007 publication of Noon was accompanied by an unprecedented, high-profile media campaign, and the book’s first print run sold out within a week of its release. She has written four books, two collections of short stories, and three novels.Įlmougy’s most recent novel, Noon (the Arabic character N), explores the challenges and paradoxes facing independent Egyptian women navigating a nation rooted in traditional customs and a growing strand of conservative Islam. Sahar ElmougyĪs a role model for many female students and young writers, she writes from a feminist perspective, articulating the conflict between the values of the West and traditional gender roles in the Middle East. She also works as a gender and creative writing trainer, translator and columnist in the Elmasry Elyoum daily. Sahar Elmougy is a lecturer of English at Cairo University and a presenter with a weekly cultural program on the English Local Service of Radio Cairo that focuses on writing. Speakers have included well-known leaders in the struggle for human rights and understanding. Marguerite Jacqmin Soffa (BA ’46 in L&S) established this fund to bring renowned women from around the globe to lecture. Jobe Soffa and Marguerite Jacqmin Soffa Distinguished International Visitor Fund supports regular lectures on contemporary issues of global significance. The lecture, free and open to the public, is sponsored by the UW-Madison Division of International Studies. Orchard St., on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus. DeLuca Forum at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, 330 N. Jobe Soffa and Marguerite Jacqmin Soffa Distinguished International Visitor.Įlmougy will deliver the Soffa Lecture on Thursday, October 31, at 4:30 p.m. Sahar Elmougy, an Egyptian author who writes from a feminist perspective, will offer insights into the ongoing turmoil in her native country in “Resurgence of the Feminine: Transformation of Egyptian Psyche,” as this year’s J. Once upon a time, in the not-so-distant past, the Egyptians cooked a revolution, and the chapters continue to unfold.

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