Zainab al-Ghazali
Zaynab Al-Ghazali زينب الغزالي | |
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Zainab al-Ghazali (to the left) | |
| Born | 2 January 1917 |
| Died | 3 August 2005 (aged 88) |
| Occupation | Founder of the Muslim Women's Association (Jam'iyyat al-Sayyidaat al-Muslimaat) |
Zaynab al-Ghazali (Arabic: زينب الغزالي; 2 January 1917 – 3 August 2005) was an Egyptian Muslim activist. She was the founder of the Muslim Women's Association (Jamaa'at al-Sayyidaat al-Muslimaat, also known as the Muslim Ladies' Society).
The historian Eugene Rogan has called her "the pioneer of the Islamist women's movement" and also said she was "one of [Sayyid] Qutb's most influential disciples."