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- Country of residence: Palestine
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Sonia Nimr is a Palestinian writer and storyteller. She is an assistant professor and faculty member in the Department of Philosophy and Cultural Studies at Birzeit University in Palestine. She holds a PhD in history from the University of Exeter, UK. Sonia writes popular stories in colloquial Arabic and children's stories. She won the Katara Award for Arabic Fiction and the first prize in the Etisalat Award for Arabic Children's Literature in the category of Arab youth literature. It was nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award and the Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Award.
her life
Dr. was born. Nimr was born in Jenin in 1955. She started her university studies and was arrested in the Israeli Ramla prison for the first time in 1975, during her second year of university studies. She then spent 3 years in the Israeli occupation prisons. During these years, the interest of Dr. We go through writing children's books.
And then she was arrested later in 1990, which she spent most of her time in the cells. In 1990 she completed her PhD thesis from the University of Exeter in Britain, and since 2006 she has held the position of lecturer and assistant professor at Birzeit University in the Center for Cultural Studies, as well as an education officer at the Museum of London.
Nimr was born into an educated family who loved learning. Her grandfather (Saeed Nimr) was one of the pioneers of medicine in Palestine in 1914, her father was an engineer, and her uncle, Issam al-Nimr, participated in the first landing on the moon in the Apollo spacecraft. Umm Nimr was her first encourager to start writing children's stories, as she encouraged her from a young age to read stories, and she began writing children's stories when she was arrested by the Israeli occupation.
After her release from prison, she went to Britain and completed her studies to obtain a doctorate degree in oral history, and later worked in the education department at the British Museum for eight years.
its business
Nimr has published 16 books for children, and published a collection of Tales from the Palestinian Legend, which has been enriched in humorous literature. She also wrote a group of popular books and books written in simple colloquial language, and translated many books.
Books for children and young people
A story whose beginning is imagination and the last of which is imagination (2002)
A Little Piece of Earth (2003) - co-starred by Elizabeth Laird, was critically acclaimed
The Insidious Ghoul (2008) - characterized by a sense of humor
Illustrated Modern History of Palestine for Young People (2008) - co-authored with Saad Nimr
Zalouta (2011) - with Souad Naji
Mukhtar Abu Daneen Senior (2011)
Wonderful Journeys in Strange Lands (2013) - won first place in the Etisalat Award for Arabic Children's Literature in the category of Arab Youth Literature for the year 2014
King of Tales (2014)
"Thunderbird"
The Tanbouri Shoe (2016) - co-starred with Rasha Hamami
Achievements and Awards
awards
2017 - Shortlisted for the ninth edition of the “Etisalat Award for Children’s Book” - one of the most important and prominent awards for children’s literature in the Arab world
2018 - Nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Award - a prestigious award for children's literature established by the Swedish government, which is called the "Nobel for Children's Literature"
2014 - First place in the Etisalat Award for Arabic Children's Literature in the category of Arab youth literature
Nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award - the highest international recognition for authors and illustrators of children's books, given by the IBBY Foundation
She was nominated for the "Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Award" for young intellectuals and youth
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