Complex sentence: In 1955, Amal Makdessy Kortas (director of the Ahliah school) offered Emily a job and lodging at the school in Wadi Abu Jamil; she taught for two hours daily at the school where Hanan al-Shaykh had been her pupil.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1955, Amal Makdessy Kortas (director of the Ahliah school) offered Emily a job and lodging at the school in Wadi Abu Jamil. Emily taught for two hours daily at the school where Hanan al-Shaykh had been her pupil.