Rajaa al-Sanea
Rajaa al-Sanea رجاء الصانع | |
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| Born | 1981 (age 43–44) |
| Nationality | Saudi |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry |
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| Known for | Writing Girls of Riyadh (بنات الرياض Banāt al-Riyāḍ) |
Rajaa al-Sanea (رجاء بنت عبد الله الصانع; born in 1981, on 11 September) is a Saudi Arabian writer who became famous through her novel Girls of Riyadh (بنات الرياض Banāt al-Riyāḍ). The book was first published in Lebanon in 2005 and in English in 2007. Al-Sanea grew up in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the daughter of a family of doctors. As of 2014, she is currently an assistant professor at the University of Illinois in Chicago.