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Maryam Salama
Maryam Ahmed Salama (born 1965) is a Libyan writer and poet, called by one reviewer "a leading light in the new generation of female Libyan writers." Her works are based on the position of women in contemporary Libyan society. Career Maryam Ahmed Salama was born in Tripoli, received her undergraduate degree from the Department of Literature and Culture at al-Fateh University in 1987.Radwa Ashour, Ferial Jabouri Ghazoul, Hasna Reda-Mekdashi, eds''Arab Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide, 1873-1999''(American University in Cairo Press 2008). Maryam Salama works currently in the field of translation with an emphasis on historical studies. Her works of prose and poetry have been published in Libyan and foreign newspapers and magazines, especially after a loosening of censorship laws in Libya in the 1990s. She currently works at the Old City Project in Tripoli, as a translator. In 2012 she participated in the Tripoli International Poetry Festival, organized by fellow Libyan poe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libya
Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya border, the east, Sudan to Libya–Sudan border, the southeast, Chad to Chad–Libya border, the south, Niger to Libya–Niger border, the southwest, Algeria to Algeria–Libya border, the west, and Tunisia to Libya–Tunisia border, the northwest. With an area of almost , it is the 4th-largest country in Africa and the Arab world, and the List of countries and outlying territories by total area, 16th-largest in the world. Libya claims 32,000 square kilometres of southeastern Algeria, south of the Libyan town of Ghat, Libya, Ghat. The largest city and capital is Tripoli, Libya, Tripoli, which is located in northwestern Libya and contains over a million of Libya's seven million people. Libya has been inhabited by Berber people, Berbers since the late Bronze Age as descendants from Iberomaurusian and Capsian cultures. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |