Rajaa Alsanea

Rajaa al-Sanea (رجاء بنت عبد الله الصانع; born 1981) is a Saudi writer who became famous through her novel Girls of Riyadh (بنات الرياض‎). The book was first published in Lebanon in 2005 and in English in 2007, and was long-listed for the Dublin Literary Award in 2009. She received her bachelor's degree in Dentistry from King Saud University in 2005.