Najma Idrees
Najma Abdullah Idrees (Arabic: نجمة عبدالله إدريس; born 25 December 1952) is a Kuwaiti poet] columnist and scholar.
Background and career[]
Idrees was born in 1952 in Kuwait and graduated from Kuwait University in 1976 as an Arabic literature major, she attained her Ph.D in 1987 from London University - School of Oriental and African Studies in which her dissertation topic was on 'The Concept of Death and its Development in Modern Arabic Poetry' (Arabic: مفهوم الموت وتطوره في الشعر العربي الحديث).
Activities and contributions[]
Idrees started writing as a poet and researcher since her early university years, and has published most of her early works on Al-Bayan magazine which is issued by the Kuwaiti Writers Association.[1]
She is a frequent participant in the Cultural Weeks hosted by the National Council for Culture, Arts and Literature[2] which takes place annually in different Arab countries. I
Her contributions also include weekly columns for Al-Jarida newspaper,[3] articles for monthly magazines, and open discussions in the local press and radio interviews.
Honors and awards[]
- Arab Women Award (Kuwait 2013) [4]
- State of Kuwait Prize in the field of literature. (2002) [5]
Books[]
- My Language Fractures. I Grow (Arabic: تتكسّر لغتي .. أنمو)[6]
References[]
- ^ Al-Bayan Magazine by Kuwaiti Writers Association http://alrabeta.net/?page_id=590
- ^ NCCAL description http://zayedaward.ae/portal/en/readwinner.aspx?id=67 Archived 2019-09-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Al-Jarida weekly column http://www.aljarida.com/editors/index/209/ Archived 2015-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Dr. Najma Idrees was presented with the Arab Women Award (Kuwait Awards) in the field of literature in 2013. http://www.arabwomanawards.com/kuwait-2013.html Archived 2015-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticlePrintPage.aspx?id=1299946&language=ar
- ^ Preview of 'My Language Fractures.. I Grow' (Arabic: تتكسر لغتي انمو: سيرة شعرية وشواهد) https://books.google.com/books?id=B7bYKvnuZfwC&lpg=PP1&ots=lkymLiX_XB&dq=نجمة%20ادريس&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false
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