Personal Info
- Country of residence: Palestine
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Fadwa Al-Qasim (1962 Lebanon) is a Palestinian writer with Canadian citizenship. She published a number of short stories in Arab literary periodicals, in addition to two collections of short stories and a translated novel.
Brief
She was born in Lebanon, she is of Tripoli birth, but in reality she is of Palestinian origin and holds Canadian citizenship. She speaks four languages (Arabic, English, French and Spanish). She first arrived in Dubai in 1984 and has lived there for 20 years.
She holds a BA in English Literature from Britain.
her literary production
She published a number of short stories in Arab literary periodicals, such as the Beirut Journal of Literature, Cairo Literature News, the London-based Al-Quds Al-Arabi newspaper, and the Emirati culture supplement in Al-Bayan. Her stories have also been published in English as an anthology in Britain, as well as her translation of short stories.
of her writings
The scent of cardamom - Oriental House 2005
The Moment of Exiting Paradise - Oriental House 2011
short stories
The first tree after the flood
Opinion - that poor kid!
From the labyrinth to Jerusalem
Text - oriental spices
I am in bed.
Translation
The Scents of Marie Claire by Tunisian writer Habib Salmi - American University in Cairo Press 2010
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