Doha Assy

Doha Mustafa Assy (Arabic: ضحى مصطفى عاصي) is an Egyptian writer and novelist who has published a number of studies and books, perhaps the most prominent of which is the book “Mubarak's Trial with the Testimony of Mrs. Nafisa”, which was considered as a study of the Egyptian people and their requests in 2012 and before. Her novel “104 Cairo” was published as well. In addition to books, novels, other studies and dozens of research articles, she is a specialist in Egyptian history and a researcher in heritage. Her origins belong to the city of Mansoura. She published many story collections and novels, which were translated to many foreign languages. In 2020, she entered the House of Representatives election, within the National Bloc Alliance for Egypt, which consists of 12 parties, with the slogan “Culture for all”.

Assy published the novel “The Happiness of the Supermarket” by Merit Publishing and Knowledge House/Dar Merit lilmaloumat /. In this novel, it dealt with the romantic story of a young hero Ayman, who approached his lover and began to dance with her, singing the song I Will Survive with the intention of getting to know the beloved and start a relationship with her. Back in 2012, about one year after the outbreak of the January 25 revolution in Egypt, Doha Assy published a book of her entitled “Mubarak's Trial with the Testimony of Mrs. Nafisa” on the Egyptian Renaissance House for Printing and Publishing/Dar Alnahda for Publishing and distribution/ in about 112 pages. The aim of the book - as Doha mentioned in one of her press interviews - was a socio-anthropological study project that aims to write the changes that have occurred in the Egyptian society through a reading of the messages that people put in the tombs of the saints, whether they are changes in awareness, needs or the nature of problems. According to critics, the book succeeded to some extent in clarifying the changes that have occurred in the Egyptians during fifty years. Rather, the writer realized that these letters carry with them evidence of condemnation of the regime of former President Hosni Mubarak, as most of the requests were indicating inability. The state must fulfill its basic obligations towards the Egyptian citizen.

She was a founder and co-founder of many cultural centers, including Abjadia Cultural Center in Downtown Cairo 2011–2014, and Shababeek Cultural Center in Mokattam, Cairo 2012–2014.

The late Sheikh was one of the most prominent opponents of the late president, and at that time he was called "The Red Sheikh", and it was strange for one of the sheikhs of Al-Azhar to embrace leftist ideas, so Sadat - amid his criticism of the leftist movement - said about him, "Even their sheikh is named Assy.”. The father faced a lot of persecution and abuse, which ended when he was arrested among a large number of Egyptian politicians and activists in what was known as the "September 1981 arrests", when the late president threw almost all of his opponents into prison, who were released following his assassination during the military parade on the occasion of the anniversary The victories of October 1973, through a goodwill gesture presented by the new president - at the time, Hosni Mubarak.

Her father, Sheikh Mustafa Assy, was one of the symbols of the Egyptian Leftist Movement, and he was one of the founders of the "National Progressive Unionist Party", which was established in the wake of the return of political parties, and the ending of the "Arab Socialist Union". It was the only political party in Egypt in 1976, which was named by the late president Anwar El-Sadat at that time “Al-Manabar". The party was founded by a group of Left-Leaning Tendencies in general, including socialists, communists, nasserists, nationalists and some liberals, but the communists were also at the heart of the group calling for the establishment of the party.

Doha Assy was born on June 22, 1970, in the city of Mansoura. She studied in Franciscan high schools in Mansoura, then traveled to the Soviet Union to complete her university studies. Her father was a passionate supporter of education and insisted on providing adequate support for the education of his children.