Ihsan El-Kousy
Ancient Greek philosopher
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Ihsan El-Kousy was the first Egyptian Muslim woman to graduate from the American University of Beirut. Early life Ihsan El-Kousy was born in 1900 in Al Qusea, an ancient city in central Egypt near the Nile. During that time education for girls wasn't common or encouraged, however, Ihsan received an education and continued her studies until she earned a graduate degree and then a PhD in UK. This was due to the fact that both her parents and grandparents kept on motivating her, in addition to generally being raised up surrounded by books. In fact, Ihsan then moved to Lebanon and became the first Muslim woman to get into AUB in 1924, additionally to being the first women to get a graduate degree in 1929. However, she needed her husband's approval to continue her plan. Furthermore, Ihsan returned to Egypt and became actively involved in the Women's Movement which led to her becoming secretary of Women's Union Society.
