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Maryam Alzoaby

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Maryam Rashed Alzoaby
BornEmirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
OccupationEmployee in the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Community Development in the UAE
GenreNovelist
Notable awardsNaguib Mahfouz Award for Arabic Fiction in 2013

Maryam Rashed Alzoaby(Arabic: مريم الزعابي) is an Emirati writer and novelist women, born in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences from the United Arab Emirates University, majoring in history and archaeology,[1] and a specialized certificate in heritage from the United Arab Emirates University and Zayed University.[2] She is currently working as an employee in the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Community Development in the UAE.

Her first novel was published in 2009 under the title Only in Red, then she published the novel For what sin was she killed and their events take place in the Palestinian territories , where the events of the novel For what sin was she killed takes place in the Gaza City in Palestine about a Palestinian journalist trying hard to reach the truth and demanding the rights of vulnerable Palestinian refugees in the camps inside and outside Palestine, and her wish was to reach the Israeli Knesset to raise the voice of truth in it, and she would be exposed to many events and pains on her journey.[1]

She also published two collections of short stories, the first entitled It Happened One Night and the second directed to children, entitled The Little Astronaut.[3]

Awards

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  • Naguib Mahfouz Award for Arabic Fiction in 2013, granted by the Supreme Council of Culture in Egypt.[1]

Literary Activity

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  • Writer of stories and novels in the UAE pain forums under the name "narrator" under the pseudonym (Ghinwat al-Bahar) on the Internet.[2]
  • Writer of short stories in Marami magazine, which is issued by the Supreme Council for Family Affairs in Sharjah.[2]
  • Writer of a satirical article in Al-Alam newspaper, which was published monthly in the UAE.[2]
  • Member of the Arab Writers Union forums.[2]
  • Member of the forum word tune.[2]
  • Member of the Architectural Heritage Association.[2]
  • Member of the UAE Women Writers Association.[2]
  • Member of the Emirates Writers Union.[2]

Literary Versions

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Book Name Publisher Publishing Date Pages ISBN OCLC
Only In Red [4] Abu Dhabi: Ministry of Culture, Youth and Community Development 2009 377 ISBN 9948151630 864676163
Dana and Raindrop [5] Sharjah: Department of Culture and Information 2013 71 ISBN 9789948203841 1369247668
Henna Inscription[6] Abu Dhabi: Ministry of Culture, Youth and Community Development 2012 42 ISBN 9789948071129 1129080297
Valentine[7] Kuwait: Dar Sama for publishing and distribution 2015 239 ISBN 9789996655708 945767235
Gheidaa[8] Cairo: Kalima Cultural Foundation 2014 94
For what sin was she killed: a Novel[9][10] Kuwait: Dar Sama for publishing and distribution 2018 322 ISBN 9789990680249 1090069158
It Happened One Night: Stories[11][12] Amman: Spaces for publishing and distribution 2018 74 ISBN 9789923716786 1201412019
The Dreams[13] Abu Dhabi: Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi Language Centre 2023 94

References

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  1. ^ a b c "الروائية الإماراتية مريم راشد الزعابي لـ"العين الإخبارية": أكتب ما أريد". العين الإخبارية (in Arabic). 2019-07-03. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "مريم الزعابي". altibrah.ae (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  3. ^ السويدي, VII دبي-وفاء (2019-05-12). "مريم الزعابي.. الواقع مشرباً بالخيال". www.albayan.ae (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  4. ^ "كتاب بالأحمر فقط". التبراة : عالم الكتب (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  5. ^ "كتاب دانة وقطرة المطر - وقصص أخرى". التبراة : عالم الكتب (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  6. ^ "كتاب نقش حناء : مجموعة قصصية". التبراة : عالم الكتب (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  7. ^ "كتاب فالنتين". التبراة : عالم الكتب (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  8. ^ "كتاب غيداء". التبراة : عالم الكتب (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  9. ^ "كتاب بأي ذنب قتلت : رواية". التبراة : عالم الكتب (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  10. ^ "بأي ذنب قتلت". Goodreads. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  11. ^ "حدث ذات ليلة". Goodreads. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  12. ^ "كتاب حدث ذات ليلة : قصص". التبراة : عالم الكتب (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  13. ^ "Goodreads". Goodreads. Retrieved 2023-08-29.