Zabya Khamis al-Muslimani
Zabya Khamis al-Muslimani(Arabic: ظبية خميس) (born 1958) is an Emirati poet and short story writer.
Al-Muslimani was born in Dubai. From 1975 until 1980 she studied philosophy, political science, and literature at Indiana University; from 1982 to 1989 she studied in London.[1] She was arrested and jailed in Abu Dhabi in 1987 for publishing "transgressive poetry";[2] as a result, she has lived in Egypt since 1989.[3] Her writing has been anthologized in English.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Radwa Ashour; Ferial Ghazoul; Hasna Reda-Mekdashi (1 November 2008). Arab Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide, 1873-1999. American University in Cairo Press. pp. 481–. ISBN 978-1-61797-554-7.
- ^ Noha Mellor. "Fear and clothing". Financial Times. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ Khallaf, Rania. "Al-Ahram Weekly - Features - In their own voices". weekly.ahram.org.eg. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ Dalya Cohen-Mor (16 February 2012). Arab Women Writers: An Anthology of Short Stories. SUNY Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-8346-6.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |
  | This article about an Emirati writer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- 1958 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Emirati poets
- Emirati short story writers
- 20th-century short story writers
- 21st-century Emirati poets
- 21st-century short story writers
- People from Dubai
- Indiana University alumni
- Emirati expatriates in Egypt
- 21st-century Emirati writers
- 21st-century Emirati women writers
- 20th-century Emirati writers
- 20th-century Emirati women writers
- Emirati women poets
- Emirati people stubs
- Middle Eastern writer stubs