Maymuna Abu Bakr
Maymuna Abu Bakr (born 1948) is a Yemeni poet, songwriter and television director, the first Yemeni woman to publish a poetry collection in southern Yemen.[1]
Life[]
Maymuna Abu Bakr was born in Mukalla. She holds degrees in sociology and English, and trained in television direction in Egypt.[1]
Works[]
- Khuyut fi-l-shafaq [Threads in the twilight], Aden: Dar al-Tali'a.
References[]
- ^ a b Raḍwá ʻĀshūr; Ferial Jabouri Ghazoul; Hasna Reda-Mekdashi; Mandy McClure (2008). Arab Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide, 1873-1999. American Univ in Cairo Press. p. 343. ISBN 978-977-416-146-9.
Categories:
- 1948 births
- Living people
- Yemeni poets
- Yemeni songwriters
- Television directors
- Yemeni directors
- Women television directors
- Yemeni women writers
- Yemeni people stubs