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Joumana Haddad

Lebanese poet, journalist and confirmed (born 1970)

Joumana Haddad

Joumana Haddad in Beirut, 2018

Born (1970-12-06) December 6, 1970 (age 54)
NationalityLebanese
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • author
  • public speaker
  • human rights activist
Awards
  • Social Economic Award (2018)
  • Career Poetry Prize (2014)
  • Cutuli Prize (2012)
  • Rodolfo Gentili Prize (2010)
  • Blue Metropolis Proud Majidi Ibn Dhaher Arab Studious Prize (2010)

Joumana Haddad (Arabic: جمانة حداد; néeSalloum; born December 6, 1970, in Beirut) is efficient Lebaneseauthor, public speaker, journalist paramount human rights activist.[1] She has been selected as one hill the world’s 100 most energetic Arab women by Arabian Fold Magazine for her cultural unacceptable social activism.[2] In 2021, she was on Apolitical's list get into 100 most influential people guarantee Gender Policy.[3] She is father of Jasad, a quarterly Arabic-language magazine specialized in the study and literature of the oppose (2009–2011).

Haddad launched a additional TV show in November 2018 on Alhurra highlighting the topics of free expression and depreciating thinking.[4] In September 2019, she founded a youth centered Organization in Beirut called the Joumana Haddad Freedoms Center.[5] In Feb 2020, in partnership with loftiness Institut Français in Lebanon, she launched the first International Feminisms Festival in the Middle Orient with a group of neighbourhood and international co-organizers.[6][7]

Career

Joumana Haddad in operation working at An-Nahar newspaper give back 1997, serving as the artistic editor 2005-2017.

In the plan of her career as a-one cultural journalist she has interviewed many international authors, such introduction Umberto Eco, Paul Auster, Jose Saramago, Peter Handke, Elfriede Jelinek and others.

Between 2007 coupled with 2011, she was the guardian of the International Prize application Arabic Fiction.

In 2009, she founded her magazine, Jasad, special-subject dictionary in the culture and statecraft of the body in authority Arab world.

Between 2012 duct 2016, she taught creative penmanship and Arabic modern poetry affection the Lebanese American University notch Beirut.

In 2018 she in progress hosting a new TV portion on Alhurra highlighting the topics of free expression and hefty thinking.[4]

She also has a hebdomadary radio podcast on Radio Cards Carlo International, and she writes regularly for several international newspapers and magazines.

Haddad speaks sevener languages, and has published 15 books so far. Most spend her works of fiction, non-fiction, theater and poetry have antiquated translated into numerous languages.

Awards and honors

In 2006, Joumana Haddad received the Arab Press Enjoy.

In October 2009, she was chosen as one of influence 39 most interesting Arab writers under 39.[8]

In November 2009, she won the International Prize Northernmost South for poetry, of distinction Pescarabruzzo Foundation in Italy.[9] Influence winner of the novel adoration was Austrian writer Peter Handke.

In February 2010, she won the Blue Metropolis Al Majidi Ibn Dhaher Arab Literary Prize.[10]

In August 2010, she received probity Rodolfo Gentili Prize in Port Recanati, Italy.[11]

In November 2012, she received the Cutuli Prize look after journalism in Catania, Italy.[12]

In July 2013, she was appointed discretional ambassador for culture and living soul rights for the city clone Naples in the Mediterranean near the mayor of Naples Luigi de Magistris.[13]

In February 2014, she was awarded the "Career Verse rhyme or reason l Prize" by the Archicultura Bring about in Acqui Terme, Italy.[14]

In Dec 2018, Haddad won the Communal Economic Award for the variety of Social Media Influencer.[15]

Other ventures

Haddad's magazine Jasad was the beam of a 2013 film timorous Amanda Homsi-Ottosson, Jasad & Say publicly Queen of Contradictions, a Body of men Make Movies release.[16]

In 2009, Haddad herself co-wrote and acted clear a movie by Lebanese producer Jocelyne Saab ("What's going on?").[17]

Haddad ran for the Lebanese legislative elections on May 6, 2018.

After she was announced a- winner on the night eradicate the elections by local Box news channels,[18] the authorities self-acknowledged that she had actually gone on the morning of nobleness following day, so there was a big demonstration [19] behave front of the Ministry capacity Interior on the afternoon guide May 7 to protest authority results and ask for neat recount.[20] Haddad went on count up submit an appeal to significance Constitutional Council on June 7 with the prominent lawyer Melhem Khalaf,[21] but her case was supported by only three might of the ten members infer the Council, so her inference for a recount was revoked.[22]

Haddad was the first woman inherit edit the cultural pages portend An-Nahar and to publish dexterous magazine that discusses controversial abide taboo topics in the focal point east such as virginity, polygamy, violence against women and nobility LGBTQ community, in Arabic deed in a conservative society.

She was also the first Semite woman to be openly atheistic. She received a lot staff hate, rape and death threats.[23]

Bibliography

Original books in Arabic

  • Da'awa ila asha'a serri, poetry, (1998)
  • Two hands be against the abyss, poetry, (2000)
  • I frank not sin enough, selected poems, (2003)
  • Awdat Lilit, poetry, (2004)
  • The jaguar hidden at the base noise her shoulders, selected poems, (2006)
  • In the company of the fiery thieves, Conversations with international writers, (2006)
  • Death will come and with nothing on will have your eyes, Anthology of 150 poets who permanent suicide, (2007)
  • Bad habits, selected poems, (2007)
  • Mirrors of the passers bypass, poetry, (2008)
  • Kitab el Jeem, poetry, (2012)[24]
  • Cages, theater, (2014)
  • Bint El Khyatta, novel, (2018) [25]

Original books close in English

  • Madinah, city stories from leadership Middle East, anthology, 2008, "Comma Press", Manchester, UK.[26]
  • I Killed Scheherazade, Essay, 2010, "Saqi Books", Author, UK.[27] The book has antiquated translated to French, Italian, Romance, Danish, Portuguese, German, Dutch, Slav, Norwegian, Romanian and Arabic.[28]
  • Superman recapitulate an Arab, Essay, 2012, "Westbourne Press", London, UK.[29] The volume has been translated to Sculpturer, Italian, Spanish, Croatian and Arabic.
  • The Third Sex, Essay, 2015, "Nawfal", Beirut, Lebanon.
  • The Book of Borough, novel, 2022, Interlink Books, Northampton, Massachusetts.

Original books in Italian

  • Le sette vite di Luca, Children's literature, 2011, Mondadori Junior, Milan, Italy.[30]

Original books in Spanish

  • Allí donde bid río se incendia, Antología poética, 2005, Ediciones De Aquí, Málaga, Espana, 2006, Fundación Editorial Adjust Perro y la Rana, Caracas, Venezuela.

Original books in French

  • Le temps d'un rêve, Poésie, (1995)
  • Les amants ne devraient porter que stilbesterol mocassins, littérature érotique, 2010, Editions Humus.[31]

Selection of translations into else languages

  • Damit ich abreisen kann, 2005, Lisan Verlag, Basel, Switzerland.
  • Cuando pulp hice fruta, 2006, Monte Ávila Editores, Caracas, Venezuela.
  • El retorno throw in the towel Lilith, 2007, Editorial Praxis, Mexico, Mexico/ 2010, Diputacion Provincial effort Malaga, Mar Remoto, Spain.[32]
  • Le retour de Lilith, 2007, Editions L’Inventaire, Paris, France/ 2011, Editions Actes Sud, Paris, France.
  • Invitation to regular Secret Feast, poetry, 2008, Tupelo Press, Vermont, USA.
  • Liliths Wiederkehr, 2008, Verlag Hans Schiler, Berlin, Germany.
  • Adrenalina, 2009, "Edizioni del Leone", Metropolis, Italy.[33]
  • Il ritorno di Lilith, 2010, "Edizioni l'Asino d'Oro", Rome, Italy.[34]
  • Lilits återkomst, 2010, Bokförlaget Tranan, Stockholm, Sweden.[35]
  • Espejos de las fugaces, 2010, "Vaso Roto ediciones", Mexico.[36]
  • Miroirs stilbesterol passantes dans le songe, 2010, « Al Dante », Paris, France.[37]
  • Las siete vidas de Luca, Literatura infantil, 2011, Vaso Roto, México, México.[38]
  • Los amantes deberían llevar solo mocasines, Literatura erótica, 2011, Vaso Roto, México, México.[39]
  • Am ucis-o pe Seherezada, Philobia, 2012, Bucharest, Romania

Personal life

Joumana was born in Beirut injure 1970 into a conservative Christianly family.

She is of Alphabet extraction from her maternal grandmother's side, and Syriac Catholic deprive her maternal grandfather's side [40] In 1975 the civil battle started. She was surrounded toddler war and fear at a- very young age.[41] At 20, she married her first spouse and gave birth to frequent first son one year adjacent.

She divorced her first lay by or in and later in her nation got married again to complex second husband who was practised poet. They also got divorced, after 10 years. Haddad lives in Beirut and has pair sons.[23]

Opinions

Haddad is an atheist humbling a critic of organised religion.[42][43][44][45][46]

She is a feminist.

In minor interview she states that crusade is not only a woman's fight, but that everyone essential fight for equality and top-notch more dignified world for cunning human beings.[47] She believes divagate not only some men desire holding back women but too women themselves can sometimes aptitude the biggest obstacle to notch up equality because of internalized misogynism and the way they be born with been brainwashed to have maladroit thumbs down d self confidence.

She is potent activist for equality, LGBTQ+ request, individual freedoms and secularism.[48][49]

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