Rahil Ata

Rahil Ata
Born1826
Died1894 (aged 6768)
Alma materAmerican Mission School for Girls
Occupations
  • Teacher
  • Translator
SpouseButrus Bustani
Children9, including Salim

Rahil Ata (1826 – 1894) was a teacher and translator who was the wife of the leading writer and scholar Butrus Bustani. She is known to be the "wife and mother of the Nahda (awakening) movement" which was developed by Bustani. Ata played a significant role in the formation of the ideals of domestic love and equality supported by the movement.