Zabya Khamis al-Muslimani (Arabic: ظبية خميس المسلماني) (born 1958) is an Emirati poet and short story writer.
Zabya Khamis 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.
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