Nouri al-Jarrah

Nouri al-Jarrah (Arabic: نوري الجراح) (born 1956 in Damascus) is a Syrian-British poet. He moved to Beirut in 1981, then to Cyprus and finally to London working as journalist in a number of Arabic newspapers and magazines.[1][2]

Nouri Al-Jarrah
Born (1956-01-27) January 27, 1956
NationalitySyrian
OccupationWriter and director of the center for arabic geographical literature-exploration prospects
Known forWriter, poetry, Articles (Al Katiba)

al-Jarrah established a literary magazine named Al-Katiba of which 15 issues have been published and has also published a number of poem collections.[3]

He is also a director of The Center for Arabic Geographical Literature-Exploration Prospects which is based in Abu Dhabi and London. The institute has published a number of works relating to Arab travel literature, most significantly Hassan Taufik al Idl travels in late 19th century Germany.[4]

Family

Jarrah's son Rami Jarrah became a prominent activist in early 2011 during the Syrian Uprising, he was cited by international media under the name Alexander Page until he was soon compromised in late 2011 by the Syrian intelligence services.

References
  1. The English Pen Online World Atlas – Nouri Al-Jarrah
  2. Banipal (UK) – Contributors – Nouri al-Jarrah
  3. Iran Book News Agency (IBNA) – Nouri Al-Jarrah in TIBF
  4. Qantara.de – What Distinguishes the West from the Arab World?


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