Akewula, A. O.2024-03-072024-03-0720151595-0344ui_art_akewula_thematic_2015Ibadan Journal of European Studies 14,15,&16 pp. 322-338http://ir.library.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/8816Writers such as Najat Khayyat present the status of women not as passive but as women who experience psychological retrieval and decide to reform themselves. Here, I try to analyse her story satashriqu al-shamsu yawma (One day The Sun will Rise) which was published in the year 2001 in mawsucat al-adab al-arabial- sucudi al-hadith. Her writing, in this story, skillfully operates on simple classical Arabic language, al-fushd. It is an enjoyable literary text, written in smooth, fluent and captivating manner. It poses questions about women’s freedom, hope and optimism.enArticle