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- Country of residence: Palestine
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Osama Al-Aissa is a Palestinian writer and journalist, born in 1963. He has worked for many Palestinian and Arab newspapers. He has published more than 10 books, including the novel “The Madmen of Bethlehem,” which won the Sheikh Zayed Book Award for Literature in 2015.
the biography
Osama Al-Aissa, writer and journalist, was born in Dheisheh refugee camp in Bethlehem, Palestine in 1963. He moved to Jordan in 1987, and Al-Aissa worked for many Arab and Palestinian newspapers such as “Raya” newspaper in 1984, “Al-Mehmaz” and “Al-Talee’a” "," Asharq Al-Awsat "," Al-Akhbar "," All Arabs ". He published short stories in "Al-Ittihad" newspaper, "Al-Ghad" and "Al-Jadeed" magazines. Al-Aissa was a member of the Arab Intellectual Forum headed by one of the leaders of the national action, Ibrahim Al-Daqqaq. After that, he became editor-in-chief of the weekly newspaper, "Al-Sada". He is a member of the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate and a member of the Palestinian Writers Union. So far, he has published six novels, including "Al-Mascobiyya" and "The Madmen of Bethlehem", and six scientific and historical books such as "The Dead Sea Scrolls" and "Tel Aviv Never Forgets - The Story of the Assassinations of the Leaders of the Al-Aqsa Intifada", and four collections of short stories, "The Messenger of God". To the Beloved" He also has some research for documentaries about politics and culture in Palestine. Al-Aissa published his first book in 1984, and it was a collection of short stories entitled "We, the poor, are still the most capable of love." A year later, he published his long story "The Mountain Compassionate". He won many awards, including an appreciation award in the Al-Awda Prize for Oral History for his research “Tales from the Righteousness of Jerusalem” in 2008, the Palestine Prize for Journalism and Media “The Written Journal – Journalistic Story) for the year 2011, and the Sheikh Zayed Book Award for his novel “The Madmen of Bethlehem.” in 2015.
literature
Story collections
We the poor are still the most capable of love, 1984
Al-Hanoun Al-Gabali (a long story) 1985
Elegies of nostalgia and sorrow, shepherds' publications for studies and publication, 2004
The Messenger of God to the Beloved, Al-Ra’aa Publications for Studies and Publishing, 2017
Novels
Al-Maskobiyeh, Al-Ra'aa Publications for Studies and Publishing, 2010
The Madmen of Bethlehem, The Novel Foundation, 2013 (ISBN: 9789953269641)
Bethlehem's Last Kiss, 2016
The Rose of Jericho, The Library of Everything - Haifa, 2017 (ISBN: 9789657753286)
Cat of Beersheba, Dar Al-Hilal, 2017
Bridge over the Jordan River, The Library of Everything - Haifa, 2018
books
Blood will not be lost (the story of the assassinations of the leaders of the Al-Aqsa Intifada), Dar Al-Wafaa for printing and publishing, 2000
Tel Aviv Never Forgets - The Story of the Assassinations of the Leaders of the Al-Aqsa Intifada, Arab House for Science Publishers, 2001 (ISBN: 2844099505)
The Road to Emmanuel, 2003
The Dead Sea Scrolls, Qudmus for Publishing and Distribution, 2003
his shadow on the ground; Titles of Muslim Rulers in Jerusalem Numbers, Qudmus for Publishing and Distribution, 2004
Awards
He received an appreciation award in the Al-Awda Prize for Oral History for his research “Tales from the Righteousness of Jerusalem” in 2008.
He won the Palestine Prize for Journalism and Media (The Written Journal - The Journalistic Story) for the year 2011.
He won the Arab Prize for Creativity for his novel “Al-Mascobiyya” in 2013.
He won the Sheikh Zayed Book Award for his novel “The Madmen of Bethlehem” in 2015.
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