Radwa Ashour is an Egyptian novelist, critic, and professor of literature. She is best known for her novels, which explore the lives of women in the Middle East. Her works often focus on the struggles of women in a patriarchal society, and the ways in which they find strength and resilience in the face of adversity. Ashour has written several novels, including Granada, The Woman from Tantoura, and The Circling Song. She has also written several collections of short stories, including The Woman from Tantoura and Other Stories, and The Woman from Tantoura and Other Stories II. Ashour has also written several non-fiction works, including The Journey of the Red Sea, which explores the history of the Red Sea region. Ashour has been awarded numerous awards for her work, including the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature, the Sheikh Zayed Book Award, and the Sawiris Cultural Award. She is a professor of literature at the American University in Cairo, and is a member of the Egyptian Writers Union. Ashour's work has been translated into several languages, and she is widely regarded as one of the most important contemporary writers from the Middle East.