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Khawla Hamdan al-Zahiri (sometimes az-Zahiri or Azzahiri) (born December 21, 1969) is an Omani short story writer.
Al-Zahiri was born in Sohar. She received her bachelor's degree in education in 1991 from United Arab Emirates University. In 1998 one of her short stories received third prize in a competition sponsored by the Girls' Clubs in Sharjah; that same year her work appeared in the anthology Aswatuhunna (Their Voices), published in Beirut, of work by writers from the Arab states of the Persian Gulf. Her stories have been published in both her native country and in the United Arab Emirates.
Works
- Saba`, 1998
References
- B. Michalak-Pikulska (2002). "Social, Historical and Political Subjects in the Modern Omani Short Story". Studies in Arabic and Islam: Proceedings of the 19th Congress : Halle 1998. Peeters Publishers. p. 249. ISBN 978-90-429-1120-8.
- Barbara Michalak-Pikulska (2002). Modern poetry and prose of Oman, 1970-2000. The Enigma Press. ISBN 978-83-86110-44-5.
- Radwa Ashour; Ferial Ghazoul; Hasna Reda-Mekdashi (1 November 2008). Arab Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide, 1873-1999. American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-1-61797-554-7.
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