This article analyzes the image of the Arab migrant woman in the short stories of Ghada al-Samman. The writer’s works explore themes such as women’s pursuit of freedom, gender equality, and the search for one’s place in society. Based on literary examples, the formation of a woman’s identity in migration conditions, her adaptation to Western society, and the conflict between integration and nostalgia for the homeland are examined.

migrant woman, gender equality, freedom, Arabic literature, Ghada al-Samman, Arabic migrant literature, female image., stories.

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