af ik ▁( 1 9 0 8 – 1 9 7 5 ), ▁the ▁suff ra get te ▁and ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁femin ist ▁movement ▁from ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁lawyer ▁N our ▁el din ▁R ag ai ▁( 1 9 1 4 - 1 9 8 0 ). ▁▁ ▁R ag ai ▁obtained ▁the ▁French ▁Bac cala ure ate ▁from ▁the ▁French ▁Ly ce e ▁in ▁C airo , ▁a ▁B . Sc . ▁in ▁Chem istry ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁( mag na ▁cum ▁la ude ) ▁and ▁an ▁M . Sc . ▁in ▁Sol id ▁State ▁Science ▁( 1 9 6 8 ) ▁both ▁from ▁the ▁American ▁University ▁in ▁C airo . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁she ▁received ▁her ▁doctor al ▁degree ▁from ▁Brun el , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁West ▁London ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁ ▁Career ▁Je h ane ▁R ag ai ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁fac ulty ▁member ▁in ▁the ▁Chem istry ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁University ▁in ▁C airo ▁( A UC ) ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁until ▁her ▁ret irement ▁as ▁an ▁Emer it us ▁Professor ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁R ag ai ’ s ▁research ▁interest ▁is ▁mainly ▁in ▁surface ▁chem istry ▁and ▁her ▁published ▁work ▁de als ▁with ▁the ▁gas / sol id ▁and ▁liquid / sol id ▁interfaces . ▁She ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁keen ▁interest