Wuhsha al-dallala (born Karima bint Ammar; fl. 11th century) was an Egyptian businesswoman and pawnbroker active in Fustat. Her existence is attested solely by a series of documents preserved in the Cairo Geniza; she is the only woman whose biography could be comprehensively reconstructed from these records.
Wuhsha al-dallala (born Karima bint Ammar; fl. 11th century) was an Egyptian businesswoman and pawnbroker active in Fustat. Her existence is attested solely by a series of documents preserved in the Cairo Geniza; she is the only woman whose biography could be comprehensively reconstructed from these records.
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