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Sahar Khalifeh ( ) is a Palestinian writer born in 1942 in Nablus of the West Bank . After studying at the University of Birzeit , in the Palestinian occupied territories, she received a Fulbright scholarship and went to continue her studies in the US. She got an MA in English Literature from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and a PhD in Women's Studies from the University of Iowa before returning to Palestine in 1988. She is the founder of the Women's Affairs Center in Nablus, which now has branches in Gaza and Amman, Jordan. She is considered one of the most prominent Palestinian writers. Her works include several novels and essays, translated into several languages, including Hebrew , as well as non-fiction writing.1One of her best-known works is Wild Thorns .2An excerpt reads as follows: 'Halt!' The order came from a soldier sitting in front of the wooden walkway. Usama stopped, his heart pounding. 'Open your suitcase!' The Israeli stretched out his hand and rifled the contents. 'What's this?' ' Librium .' 'Yeah, you people are crazy about that stuff.'3
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Sahar Khalifeh ( ) is a Palestinian writer born in 1942 in Nablus , Palestine. After studying at the University of Birzeit , in the Palestinian occupied territories, she received a Fulbright Scholarship and went to continue her studies in the U.S. She got an MA in English Literature from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Ph.D. in Women's Studies from the University of Iowa before returning to Palestine in 1988. She is the founder of the Women's Affairs Center in Nablus, which now has branches in Gaza and Amman, Jordan . She is considered one of the most prominent Palestinian writers. Her works include several novels and essays, translated into several languages, including Hebrew , as well as non-fiction writing. She won the 2006 Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature for her novel The Image, the Icon, and the Covenant . An excerpt reads as follows: 'Halt!' The order came from a soldier sitting in front of the wooden walkway. Usama stopped, his heart pounding. 'Open your suitcase!' The Israeli stretched out his hand and rifled the contents. 'What's this?' ' Librium .' 'Yeah, you people are crazy about that stuff.'
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Sahar Khalifeh ( ) (born 1941) is a Palestinian writer.International Prize for Arabic Fiction .
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Palestinian writer (born 1941) Sahar Khalifeh ( ) (born 1941) is a Palestinian writer.She has written eleven novels, which have been translated into English, French, Hebrew, German, Spanish, and many other languages.She has won numerous international prizes, including the 2006 Naguib Mahfouz literature medal for The Image, the Icon, and the Covenant. International Prize for Arabic Fiction .
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Palestinian writer (born 1941) Sahar Khalifeh ( Arabic : سحر خليفة ; born 1941) is a Palestinian writer. She has written eleven novels, which have been translated into English, French, Hebrew, German, Spanish, and many other languages. She has won international prizes, including the 2006 Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature , for The Image, the Icon, and the Covenant .Khalifeh obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Birzeit University , Palestine. International Prize for Arabic Fiction .
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palestinian writer born in 1942 in nablus of the west bank
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palestinian writer
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