Amina Al Adwan
Amina Al Adwan is a Jordanian writer, poet, and critic. She is one of the founders of the Jordanian Writers Association. She worked for the Ministry of Culture and was editor-in-chief of Afkar magazine, Swt Algeel magazine, and Funoon magazine.
Amina Al Adwan
- Name
- Amina Al Adwan
- Born
- 1944
- Birthplace
- Jordan
- Education
- American University in Cairo Ain Shams University
- Occupation
- * Writer
- Languages
- Arabic
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Biography
Biography
She participated in the Jordanian women's movement being a former Jordanian Women's Union member.
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Amina Al Adwan, born in 1935, is documented in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. The birth is recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Amina Al Adwan • Born — 1944 • Birthplace — Jordan • Education — American University in Cairo Ain Shams University • Occupation — * Writer • critic
Education
Education
Amina Al Adwan was born in Amman, Jordan. She studied at Ain Shams University in Egypt and received a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy in 1970. A year later, she received a Diploma in Literary Criticism from the American University in Cairo. After graduating she worked at the Ministry of Culture as editor-in-chief of several Arabic magazines, including Afkar magazine, Swt Algeel magazine, and Funoon magazine from 1971 until 1982. She published forty-eight poetry works throughout her career. This is in addition to writing articles on contemporary Arabic literature and novel, and the literary and critical studies she did on contemporary Jordanian literature.
Literary works
Literary works
Some of her literary works throughout her career: • A Home with No Walls (1982) • In Front of The Barrier (1983) • Metallic Rooms of Baptism (1985) • Loss of Weight (1986) • Rebellious Voices (1986) • Arab Faces (1991) • Death Sentences (original: Aḥkām al-iʻdām) • Mustafa Sa’d (1993) • Bitter Coffee (original: Qahwah murrah) (2003) • The Destroyed Wall (original: al-Sūr al-mahdūm) (2004) • His Blood is Not Blue (original: Damuhu laysa azraq) • Red Blood Cells (original: Kurayyāt dam ḥamrāʼ) • Black Smoke (original: Dukhān aswad) • Blood Circuits (original: Dawāʼir al-dam) • A Pill (original: Ḥabbat dawāʼ)
Books
Some of the books she wrote during her career: • Studies in Contemporary Jordanian Literature (1976) • Articles on Contemporary Arabic Novels (1976) • Critical Readings • Critical Readings of Amina Al Adwan's Works
Poetry collections in English
• Rebellious Voices • Arab Faces
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- 1.Amina Al Adwan. amina-al-adwan.net.
- 2.admin. أمينة العدوان. وزارة الثقافة. 2014-03-18.
- 3."الحجر". جديد الشاعرة أمينة العدوان. Alrai. 2020-06-18.
- 4.ʻAdwān, Amīnah. Qahwah murrah. Azminah. 2002. 978-9957-09-101-9.
- 5.ʻAdwān, Amīnah. al-Sūr al-mahdūm. Azminah. 2003. 978-9957-09-153-8.
- 6.ʻAdwān, Amīnah. Damuhu laysa azraq. Azminah. 2003. 978-9957-09-123-1.
- 7.ʻAdwān, Amīnah. Kurayyāt dam ḥamrāʼ. Azminah. 2003. 978-9957-09-126-2.
- 8.ʼAdwān, Amīnah. Dukhkhān aswad. [s.n. 2007.
- 9.ʻAdwān, Amīnah. Dawāʼir al-dam: shiʻr. Azminah. 2004. 978-9957-09-174-3.
- 10.ʼAdwān, Amīnah. Dawā'ir al-damm. [s.n. 2007.
- 11.ʻAdwān, Amīnah. Ḥabbat dawāʼ: shiʻr. Azminah. 2005. 978-9957-09-198-9.
- 12.ʼAdwān, Amīnah. Ḥabbat dawā'. [s.n. 2007.
- 13.ʻAdwān, Amīnah. Maqālāt fī al-riwāyah al-ʻArabīyah al-muʻāṣirah. al-Muʼassasah al-Ṣuḥufīyah al-Urdunīyah. 1976.
- 14.Azminah. Ārāʼ naqdīyah fī aʻmāl Amīnah al-ʻAdwān. 2004. 978-9957-09-164-4.
- 15.Ashour, Radwa. Arab Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide, 1873-1999. American Univ in Cairo Press. 2008. 978-977-416-146-9.
- 16.Aminah 'Adwan. Arab Faces: A Selection of Poems. Brill Archive. 1990-01-01. 978-90-04-09219-8.
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