Reporting from Palestine (1943-44) Najwa Binshatwan

Reporting from Palestine (1943-44) Najwa BinshatwanBarbara Board (1916 1986) was a rare woman foreign correspondent. From the age of 20 she reported from Sudan, Egypt and the Middle East. Newsgirl in Palestine was published in 1937, and her Newsgirl in Egypt followed a year later resulting in her being expelled from Egypt. This her third book was stopped because of Government war censorship then post war paper shortages, and has lain forgotten until now. Reporting from Palestine was written from the

She won an International Emmy for her adaptation of The Belle of Amherst for Thames TV

Cell Block 5

Born in lowly circumstances in Newport

He was a founder member of the Communist Party

Bulland al-Haydari

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and grants by the Arizona Commission on the Arts and Tucson Pima Arts Council

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Mohammed Hassan Alwan – Two short stories Blonde Grass and Statistics

a one-off card given to a Japanese businessman who refuses to sell

Tender and witty love poems coexist with brief narratives and satirical sketches

Ahmed Alaidy Excerpt from Being Abbas el Abd