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Widad Sakakini
Novelist

Widad Sakakini

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Writing Arwa bint al-khutub and short fiction about women’s lives.

Maraya al-nas · Arwa bint al-khutub

Born
1913
Birthplace
Sidon
Died
1991

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Widad Sakakini

Widad Sakakini was a Syrian writer and critic born in Sidon.

Early life

Education

Studied in Beirut under Mustapha Al-Ghalayini and began writing for the literary weekly al-Makshouf.

Career

  1. 1932

    Move to Syria

    Moved after marrying poet Zaki Mahasin and contributed to al-Muqtabas.

  2. 1945

    First book

    Published Maraya al-nas.

  3. 1949

    First novel

    Published Arwa bint al-khutub.

Selected work

Maraya al-nas

A short-story collection.

Arwa bint al-khutub

A novel about a woman persecuted after a false accusation.

Aqwa min al-sinin

A later literary work.

Beyond work

Family

Married poet and newspaper editor Zaki Mahasin.

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