Susan Abulhawa

Susan Abulhawa (2010)

Susan Abulhawa (born June 23, 1970 in Kuwait ) is a Palestinian - American author and human rights activist.

Life

Susan Abulhawa was born in Kuwait to a Palestinian couple from the At-Tur neighborhood in east Jerusalem who separated soon after their birth. She herself was first sent to her uncle in the USA, with whom she lived until she was five. She then came to live with various relatives in Kuwait and Jordan . At the age of ten she was taken to Jerusalem , where she was placed in an orphanage. At the age of 13 she was placed in Charlotte, North Carolina as a foster child.

Abulhawa has lived in the United States since then and completed a college degree in biology. She made further studies in human medicine and obtained a master's degree in neurology . In later years she turned to journalism as well as writing short stories and novels. A trip to Palestine in 2000 made her a political activist because of her experiences and observations. She has since fought for the Palestinian cause through publications, interviews and television appearances.

The non-governmental organization (NGO) Playgrounds for Palestine , founded by Abulhawa, collects donations for the purchase of land, the construction and maintenance of playgrounds in the Palestinian territories and refugee camps. So far 20 places have been completed.

The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign was co-founded by Abulhawa. The organization is trying to organize a boycott of goods and food produced by Israeli companies or in illegal Jewish settlements in the West Bank .

Susan Abulhawa now lives with her daughter in Yardley, Pennsylvania .

Publications

• 2006: The Scar of David .
  • 2010: slightly changed text and new title: Mornings in Jenin , Novel. Bloomsbury, New York City, USA, ISBN 978-1-60819-046-1 .
  • 2014: in German: While the world was sleeping , Roman. From the American. by Stefanie Fahrner. Diana Verlag, ISBN 978-3-453-35662-7 .
• 2013: My Voice Sought the Wind , collection of poems. Just World Books, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA, ISBN 978-1-935982326 .
• 2015: The Blue Between Sky and Water , Bloomsbury Circus, London, ISBN 978-1-408865132 .
  • When the sun disappeared into the sea: Roman . From the American by Stefanie Fahrner. Munich: Diana-Verlag, ISBN 978-3-453-29170-6 .
• 2020: Against the Loveless World , Bloomsbury Circus, London, ISBN 978-1-526-618795
  • 2019: Nahr's last dance , novel. From the American by Stefanie Fahrner. Diana Verlag, ISBN 978-3-453-29218-5

in anthologies

• 2002: Shattered Illusions , Amal Press.
• 2003: Searching Jenin . Cune Press.
• 2012: Seeking Palestine: New Palestinian Writing on Exile and Home

Prizes and awards

• The Leeway Foundation Edna Andrade award for fiction and Creative Non-Fiction.
• Best Books Award for Historic Fiction.
• MEMO Palestine Book Award.