Zuhra Ramdan Agha Al-Awji
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Zuhra Ramdan Agha Al-Awji or "Al-Khowja" originated from Turkey
and was of the Turkish people
. She was married to Libya
n Muslim
resistance leader Omar Shegewi
and had three children Mohammed Shegewi
, Hassan Shegewi
and Idris Shegewi.
Not much is known about her life before the execution of her husband in 1928, but it is known that she later moved from Hun to Tripoli
and went on to establish the first private Libyan school in Tripoli "Madrasat Al-Areefa Al-Zuhra" .
This school started as a simple primary classroom for teaching Libyan females reading, writing and Qur'an
. Later, it grew in size and expanded to include boys and was in direct competition with the other local primary schools that were established by the Italian colonial forces. Zuhra is known by many to be the first native educator in Libya and most certainly the first female educator in Libya .
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
and was of the Turkish people
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
. She was married to Libya
Libya
Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
n Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
resistance leader Omar Shegewi
Omar Shegewi
Omar Shegewi or Sheghewi was a Libyan resistance leader who fought against Italian colonization. Shegewi came from the town of Hun in central Libya...
and had three children Mohammed Shegewi
Mohammed Shegewi
Mohammed Shegewi or Sheghewi was amongst the first Libyan high-school graduates and an educator at the 'Madrasa Al-Islamiya Al-Alia' of Old Tripoli...
, Hassan Shegewi
Hassan Shegewi
Hassan Shegewi or Sheghewi is a well-known Libyan radio sportscaster who covered most of the local and international Libyan Football Federation matches throughout the later half of the 20th century....
and Idris Shegewi.
Not much is known about her life before the execution of her husband in 1928, but it is known that she later moved from Hun to Tripoli
Tripoli
Tripoli is the capital and largest city in Libya. It is also known as Western Tripoli , to distinguish it from Tripoli, Lebanon. It is affectionately called The Mermaid of the Mediterranean , describing its turquoise waters and its whitewashed buildings. Tripoli is a Greek name that means "Three...
and went on to establish the first private Libyan school in Tripoli "Madrasat Al-Areefa Al-Zuhra" .
This school started as a simple primary classroom for teaching Libyan females reading, writing and Qur'an
Qur'an
The Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...
. Later, it grew in size and expanded to include boys and was in direct competition with the other local primary schools that were established by the Italian colonial forces. Zuhra is known by many to be the first native educator in Libya and most certainly the first female educator in Libya .