Mahmoud Shukair

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Mahmoud Shukair


Born
in Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory, Occupied
March 15, 1941

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Mahmoud Shukair (born 1941) is a Palestinian writer. He was born in Jabal al-Mukabbar in Jerusalem and studied philosophy and sociology at Damascus University. He was jailed twice by the Israeli authorities, and was deported to Lebanon in 1975. After living for 18 years in Beirut, Amman and Prague, he returned to Jerusalem in 1993. He worked for many years in teaching and journalism, and served as editor-in-chief of the cultural magazines Al-Talia'a (The Vanguard) and Dafatir Thaqafiya (Cultural File). He also occupied senior positions in the Jordanian Writers' Union, the Union of Palestinian Writers and Journalists, and the Palestinian Ministry of Culture.

Shukair is one of the best-known short story writers in the Arab world, and his stori
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فدوى طوقان الرحلة الأبهى

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Mordechai's Moustache and h...

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Jerusalem Stands Alone

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ابنة خالتي كوندوليزا

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أنا وجمانة

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الحطاب

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باحة صغيرة لأحزان المساء

3.38 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions
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“قال لها: هاتي يدَك لكي نواصلَ الرحلة.
ناولته قلبها
وبعضًا من أمل.
سارا معًا، والرحلةُ الآنَ على وشكِ أنْ تكتمل.”
محمود شقير

“الحكاية أنثى مسالمة، والإضافة الصحيحة إليها لا تُقلّل من قيمتها.”
محمود شقير, مديح لنساء العائلة



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