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Yaqoub Al-Shoumali,
Yaqoub Basil Al-Shoumali
- a writer and journalist born in Beit Sahour (1921-1993)
- published his first collection of short stories in 1951 entitled The Caravan of Martyrs
- wrote a large collection of social and national plays that were presented through Jordanian radio continuously from 1958 until 1967
- wrote regular critical and literary columns in the newspaper Falastin, including “From Life” and “From the Files of the Jordanian Judiciary”
- published a series of critical articles in the newspaper Al-Dustour under the title “Veto”, which continued until 1968
- wrote 15 social and political novels that were published in the newspaper Falastin in the form of serials during the period from 1956 until 1967, including: Who is the killer?, Should I kill my son, Blood over Bethlehem, The two orphans, The Rock of Death, Khaled.
- He has a large number of plays and sketches that were performed but not published, and he is considered one of the founders of the Palestinian National Theatre
. - He wrote in the newspapers “Al-Fajr” and “Al-Mithaq” and the magazines “Al-Kateb” and “Al-Tali’a”, and devoted most of his time to supporting institutions, associations and schools by providing them with plays, sketches and national novels
. - He provided Jerusalem Radio with weekly articles, the most important of which was “From the Notebook of the Intifada” and short stories entitled “A Love Story from the Homeland”.
He wrote under many pseudonyms, including: “Abu Basel”, and Fitounji.
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