Naguib Mahfouz is an Egyptian writer who has written many books translated due to their exquisite writing. Moreover, Mahfouz uses his writing as a way to prove misconceptions about women. This author has disproven the fact that Arab authors cannot write dynamic female characters. People believe that Arabic cultures are misogynist and that this must mean that their literature is as well. However, this is wrong as Mahfouz is an Arab literate and empowers the role of women and by not being sexist throughout his writings. Hence, Mahfouz views women differently than society and than any other Arab writer. So, in the books, Midaq Alley and Al Liss wa’l Kilab, Mahfouz views prostitution differently, which either portraying these women as being empowered, or as a job that the women were forced into. Throughout Arab culture and religion, prostitutes have been viewed deficiently, due to their reputation. Firstly, the Arab culture is chauvinist and sexist, meaning that the culture hates women or that it is discriminatory of women. Arabs in general believe that women are created to be married and the live in a home and take care of kids; however, over the years this statement has been disproven. Furthermore, culture and religious people tend to judge girls by the way the girls dress and act. Nonetheless, they are just judging a women by their appearances. In reality, women are not what they seem to be; females are either worse or better than women truly appear. Prostitutes in particular in Arab countries are known to be disgraceful women. The people who think that way, just judge, people do not wonder the reason behind a girl being that way. This girl may have been forced to have this job or even threatened. Deep down a prostitute is a woman that has feelings and sometimes feels ashamed by her so-called job. Islam as a religion sees that prostitutes are doing actions that God does not approve of, known in Arabic as ‘haram’. So, the audience can comprehend that prostitutes are not welcome in and Arab culture that is influenced by fundamen