BIO Khaled Shomali is a Palestinian poet born in Beit Sahour, a town located east of Bthlehem. He currently lives in Germany. Many of his poems composed during the first Palestinian uprisal were set to music. He has He has penned six Arabic poetry books: For Whom Do You Grow Roses (2008), Hanging In the…
BIO Nizar Sartawi is a poet, translator, essayist, and columnist. He was born in Sarta, Palestine, in 1951. He is a member of numerous literary and cultural organizations, including the Jordanian Writers Association (Jordan), General Union of Palestinian Writers (Palestine), General Union of Arab Writers (Cairo), and Asian and African Writers Union. He has participated…
BIO Mohamed Elramady is an Egyptian poet who lives in Alexandria. He has published five collections of poetry: أتَوضأُ بِنُورِ عَينيكِ [I Wash in the Light of Your Eyes], 2011; العشق بعد المداولة [Love after Deliberation], 2010; رَمَادِيَّاتٌ وأَلْوَانٌ أُخْرَىٰ عَام [Ramadyat and Other Colors], 2009;حينَ يَتَكَلَّمُ النَّبْضُ [When the Pulse Speaks], 2009; and أَغَانِي…
BIO Ibaa Ismail is a Syrian American poet. She was born in Aleppo, Syria in 1962. She received her bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Tishreen University in Syria, then she continued her graduate studies in English and American Literature at Eastern Michigan University. Her talent started to shine when she was an undergraduate student….
BIO Mohammad Helmi Rishah is a Palestinian poet, translator and researcher. He is the director general of the Palestinian House of Poetry and the editor-in-chief of Palestinian Literary Journal Masharef Maqdisiyah (Jerusalem Hills). Rishah received a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Business Management, and another in Arabic Literature. Rishah started working for the Palestinian House…
BIO Mukhtar Huduri, a young Somali poet and writer whose poetry reflects his concern with the political and military conflicts among the different factions in his country. He also treats subjects related to the Islamic world, including the Palestinian problem. Mukhtar was born in the city of Hudur in the south of Somalia. He…
BIO Yahia Al-Samawi is a prolific, award winning Iraqi poet, writer, and educator, who currently lives in Australia. He was born in Samawa, Iraq, in 1949. He graduated from Al-Mustansyriah University in Baghdad, and worked both as a teacher and journalist. His poems have been published in both Arabic and Australian media. A selection of…
BIO Souhaib Enjrainy is a Syrian poet, writer and journalist. He was born in Aleppo in 1980. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Arabic language and literature. He has published two poetry collections: Circular Drawings (2003) and You Do Not Have To Embrace Grass (2016). He also has published one novel, The bridge (2008). He…
BIO Zulaikha Abu Risha is a Jordanian poet, short story and children’s literature writer, critic, researcher, columnist, and human rights and women’s rights activist. She has published a number of studies in feminist criticism, gender, and language in prestigious Jordanian and Arab newspapers and journals, in addition to hundreds of articles on different topics, including…
BIO Samih Masoud is a poet, writer, and researcher. He was born in Haifa, Palestine, in 1938 . He holds a Ph.D. degree in economics. Masoud is a Member of the Jordanian Writers Association and is the chairman of the Canadian Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMESC) in Montréal. He has published a poetry collection in Arabic titled The Other Face of Days and another collection in English titled Haifa and other Poems,…
BIO Nisreen Khoury was born in the city of Homs, Syria in 1983. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering. She made her debut in 2015 with a poetry collection titled With a Drag of War. Her poems have been published in print and online magazines. She has participated in numerous poetry festivals and…
BIO Muftah Al-Ammari is a Libyan poet, novelist, short story writer, playwright, literary critic, and scriptwriter for television. He was born in Benghazi in 1956. After completing his elementary education, he left school, and was enlisted in the Libyan army. As a soldier, he participated in the Chadian war. A member of Libyan Writers Association,…
