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Birth Name: مي زيادة
Born: 11 February 1886 Died: 1 January 1941
Country of origin: 
Palestinian Territory, Occupied
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May Ziade (née Marie, with Ziade also written Ziadé, Ziyada or Ziadeh) (Arabic: مي زيادة) (February 11, 1886.[1][2] – 1941), was a prolific Christian Lebanese-Palestinian poet, essayist and translator.
A writer for the Arabic newspapers and periodicals, Ziade also wrote a number of poems and books. She was a key figure of the Nahda in the early 20th century Arab literary scene, and is known for being an "early Palestinian feminist" and a "pioneer of Oriental feminism."
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