Wanna Be a Bride
# Wanna Be a Bride

Wanna be a bride (Egyptian Arabic: عايزة أتجوز;) is a popular Egyptian book by Ghada Abdel Aal based on a blog of the same name about the several (failed) marriage proposals the author has gone through. The book was published by the Egyptian printing house Shorouk in 2008. The book has a comic tone and addresses the author's thoughts and feelings during each failed marriage proposal that she has received. The book also covers the issue of the late age of marriage in Egypt due to economic reasons.

## The author

Ghada Abdel Aal (born 21 December 1978, El-Mahalla El-Kubra) works as a pharmacist. She also wrote the screenplay of 2 TV series. She introduces herself on her blog as

   a representative of 15 million females from 25 to 35 years who are pressured by the society everyday to get married even though this matter is out of their hands.

## Translations

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| Language | Translator | Publisher | Title | Data/year |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Italian | Barbara Teresi | Epoché Edizioni | Che il velo sia da sposa! | |
| English | Nora Eltahawy | University of Texas Press | Wanna be a bride (alternatively translated as Wanna-B-A-Bride or I Want to Get Married) | 23 September 2010 |
| Dutch | Djûke Poppinga & Abeer Soliman | Nieuw Amsterdam | Ik wil trouwen! | |

## Reception

Both the book and the blog are popular among young Egyptians (both males and females). A TV series starring Hend Sabri was made in 2010. The book has received positive reviews and was covered in the Egyptian media in popular talk shows and newspapers (e.g. Almasry Alyoum, Los Angeles Times, la Repubblica, The Independent).

