Sabat Islambouli

Sabat M. Islambouli (1867 – 1941) was one of the first Kurdish female physicians from Syria.[1] She was born to a Kurdish-Jewish family.[2][3] She has had variations of the spelling of her name and is also known as Sabat Islambooly, Tabat Islambouly, Tabat Istanbuli, Thabat Islambooly and more.[2]

Kei Okami (center) with Anandi Gopal Joshi (left) and Sabat Islambouli (right), picture from 10 October 1885

Medical training

Islambouli studied at the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in America.[4] She graduated with her medical degree in 1890.[5][4]

Later life

Islambouli is believed to have gone back to Damascus after she graduated, and then to Cairo in 1919 according to the college's alumnae list.[6] After that, the college lost touch with her. Little is known of what happened to her once she left the United States.[7] She died in 1941.[2]

References
  1. Rao, Mallika (8 April 2014). "Meet The Three Female Medical Students Who Destroyed Gender Norms A Century Ago" – via Huff Post.
  2. "UPDATED: Sabat Istanbuly, Female Student at the Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania,1885". AndFarAway. 2013-12-23. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  3. "Photos: Thabat Islambooly, A Kurdish Female Student Went to Study Medicine at the Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1983". Dabran Platform. 2018.
  4. Falcone, Alissa (2017-03-27). "Remembering the Pioneering Women From One of Drexel's Legacy Medical Colleges". DrexelNow. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  5. Verghese, Danielle. "The Graduates". The Triangle. Drexel University. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  6. "Anandi Gopal Joshi, Kei Okami, Sabat Islambooly". Global Fund For Women. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  7. Woolf, Christopher; Werman, Marco (2013-07-12). "Historical Photos Depict Women Medical Pioneers". Public Radio International (PRI). OZY Media News. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
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