Ghada Abdel Aal

Ghada Abdel Aal (Arabic: غادة محمد عبد الرازق born 1978 in El Mahalla El Kubra, Egypt) is an Egyptian author and screenwriter, best known for her satirical blog and book Wanna be a bride (Egyptian Arabic: عايزة أتجوز; [ˈʕæjzæ (ʔæ)tˈɡæwːez]). She is a winner of the 2012 Bauer Prize at the Venice International Literary Festival, and the Golden Pyramid award at the Cairo Arabic Media Festival.