Personal Info
- Country of residence: Portugal
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Biography
I currently work as a management consultant and screenwriter trainer. I served as the Director General of the Union of Women's Committees for Social Work for nine years. I also worked as a grants, communications, and foreign affairs consultant in the Netherlands for three years, and as an English language lecturer at Ibn Sina University Colleges for two years. I hold a postgraduate diploma in Dutch language and culture, a bachelor's degree in English language and literature from Birzeit University, a diploma in NGO management from the USA, and a diploma in quality management. I have participated in numerous seminars, conferences, and workshops at the national and international levels. I have written extensively for film, television, theater, novels, and short stories. I was granted Dutch citizenship by the Queen of the Netherlands. I currently reside in the Palestinian village of Jifna. I am married.
Novelistic output
Saber's Novel, The Escape Novel, The Lost and Homeless Novel, The Wronged Novel
Other products
The series "Shoufi Ma Fi", the series "Fi Hadrat Al-Adala" Part 2, the film "Kafa", the film "Shabak Al-Ankaboot", the film "Nuqtat Tahawul" or "Khalaf Al-Shams", the film "Al-Hayat Ahla", the play "Balak Bethoun", the play "Yalla Nsout", the play "Shahbour", the play "Raqsa Ma'a Al-Mawt", the play "Khallouha", the play "Fi Baytina Jan", a large collection of short stories, the book "Rules of the English Language: Theory and Application"
Criticism and studies about the novelist
A study by American professor Matt Sienkiewicz on the screenplays of the films "Kafa" and "The Spider's Web"; a critique of the novel "Saber" by Basma Sawaf, Samir Al-Jundi, and Ziad Jiyousi; a critique of the novel "The Escape" by Walid Al-Houdali, Nuzha Abu Ghosh, critics of the Seventh Day Symposium, Abdullah Da'is, Nuzha Al-Ramlawi, Nimr Al-Qaddumi, etc.
Other information (awards, seminars, hosting events, etc.)
First Immigration Prize in the Netherlands for Short Stories, 2001 and 2002; Dutch citizenship; Gold Award for the screenplay of the film "Kafa" at the Tunis International Film Festival; honors from several Palestinian institutions and the Ministry of Culture; seminars and presentations at numerous Palestinian, Dutch, and American universities; winning a poll by Ma'an News Agency as one of the top five cultural figures in Palestine; and a poll by Dunia Al-Watan newspaper for participation in the International Leader Program.
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