May Ziadeh made many literary contributions during her intellectual journey, but she devoted the greater part of her life to serving her fellow women. The book “Darkness and Rays” is one of the pioneering feminist works that the writer contributed to in the first half of the twentieth century. It is a collection of literary articles that May Ziadeh delivered on various topics on many occasions. In this book, May pays great attention to the issues of Eastern women, focusing on raising women’s awareness of exercising their societal rights, such as their right to a dignified life and freedom. The writer also discusses how women in the modern era contribute to the civilizational, social, political and cultural progress in the East. Our writer presents all of this in a beautiful and captivating style that is far from affectation.
