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Mariam Mohammed al-Ghamdi (born on January 1, 1949) is a Saudi actress, broadcaster, and writer. She joined Saudi Radio in 1962 to be the first Saudi female broadcaster. She is the first Saudi woman to stand on stage and one of the first news readers on Riyadh Radio. She began her acting career in the 1990s and received many starring roles. She participated in the Saudi series 'Tash Ma Tash' and the series 'Taqha wal Haqha'. The upbringing and education of Mariam al-Ghamdi S...

Raja'a Mohammed Alem is a Saudi Arabian novelist and playwright. She is the first Arab woman to win the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (the Arabic Booker) and the second from Saudi Arabia after the novelist Abdo Khal. She is one of the pioneers of Saudi women's literature and a representative of experimental literature in the Kingdom. She invented a unique literary language, which reflects her deep attachment to Makkah. Her narrative worlds delve into the spiritual, historical...