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."[1] 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.[2]

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.[3] She currently works at the Old City Project in Tripoli, as a translator.[2] In 2012 she participated in the Tripoli International Poetry Festival, organized by fellow Libyan poets Ashur Etwebi and Khaled Mattawa, the first such event in Libya since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi.[4] Her works have been published in Libyan and Arab magazines as well as newspapers.[5] Her works are based on position of women in contemporary Libyan society. She has included the theme in all her fiction and short stories.[6]

List of works
  • Dreams of an Imprisoned Child (Ahlam tifla sajina) (poetry, 1992)
  • Nothing but the Dream (La shay'siwa al bulm) (poetry, 1992)
  • "From Door to Door" (Min Bab ila Bab), a short story.[7]

References
  1. Justin Marozzi, "Book review: Translating Libya by Ethan Chorin opens a window into a diverse country" The National (31 December 2015).
  2. Radwa Ashour, Ferial Jabouri Ghazoul, Hasna Reda-Mekdashi, eds. Arab Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide, 1873-1999 (American University in Cairo Press 2008).
  3. Toyin Falola, Jason Morgan, and Bukola Adeyemi Oyeniyi, Culture and Customs of Libya (ABC-Clio 2012): 54. ISBN 9780313378591
  4. "Khaled Mattawa Organizes Tripoli International Poetry Festival" Archived 2016-10-28 at the Wayback Machine News & Events, University of Michigan, English Language and Literature (25 April 2012).
  5. ʻĀshūr, Raḍwá; Ghazoul, Ferial Jabouri (2008). Arab Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide, 1873-1999. American Univ in Cairo Press. p. 479. ISBN 9789774161469.
  6. St John, Ronald Bruce (2015). Libya: Continuity and Change. Routledge. p. 64. ISBN 9781135036546.
  7. Ethan Chorin, Translating Libya: The Modern Libyan Short Story (Saqi/SOAS Press 2008): 123-131. ISBN 9780990376668
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