Samar Yazbek
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Samar Yazbek is a Syrian writer and journalist. She studied Arabic literature at Tishreen University. She has written in a wide variety of genres including novels, short stories, film scripts, televis
Samar Yazbek in Istanbul (2013)
Royal Society of Literature
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The Royal Society of Literature is a learned society founded in 1820 by King George IV to "reward literary merit and excite literary talent". A charity that represents the voice of literature in the U
Samar Yazbek
…in Syria. In 2012, she launched Women Now for Development, an NGO based in France that aims at empowering Syrian women economically and socially. 2022 Royal Society of Literature International Writer 2016 Best Foreign Book award for The crossing (France…
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