Najwa Barakat
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Najwa Barakat

Fiction trainer, journalist, and director
  • Novel trainer, journalist, and director
  • Founded the "How to Write a Novel?" program (Muhtaraf)
  • Active member of various professional writing programs in Arab and European countries
  • Worked in the printed and broadcast press in Paris
  • Completed several fictional and documentary scenarios
  • Chosen by the Goethe-Institut in the Middle East to represent her country within the Medad project
  • Writes in both Arabic and French
  • Published many novels, most notably: Lughat al-Serr (The Language of Secrets), Ya Salam (How Wonderful!), Hafela min al-Nas al-Tayyebin (A Bus Full of Good People), Al-Musta'jir (The Tenant)
  • Some of her books have won awards and been translated into several languages.