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Walid Al Shurafa (Arabic: وليد الشرفا) (born 1973) is a Palestinian playwright, novelist, and media studies academic. He was born in Nablus,[1] and now teaches at Birzeit University.[2] Shurafa has published a play, The People's Court (1991), and two novels, Coming from the Resurrection (2013) and Heir of the Tombstones (2017).[1] Heir of the Tombstones was shortlisted for the 2018 International Prize for Arabic Fiction.[2][3] He is also the author of nonfiction books From Discourse Power to Power of Discourse, on the use of media by Al Jazeera and the Muslim Brotherhood during the Arab Spring uprisings,[4] and Edward Said and Criticism of the Reincarnation of Orientalism, on the representation of Eastern cultures in Western media.[5]
Works
Play
The People's Court (Original title: Makamat Al Sha'ab), 1991
Novels
Coming from the Resurrection (Original title: Qakem Min Al Qiyama), 2013
Heir of the Tombstons (Original title: Warth Al Shawahad), 2017
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