October 2, 2023

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Festival honours “Girl of the Arabs” who pioneered Emirati women poetry

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Ousha awarded 2014 Personality of the Year at Emirates Airline Festival of Literature: Gulfnews.com


Image Credit: Courtesy: Emirates Airline Festival of Literature
Ousha’s great-grandson, Mohammad Ahmad Al Qamzi, and Dr Rafia Ghubash, founder of the Women’s Museum, accept the Emirates Airlines Festival of Literature Personality Award on behalf of Ousha from Festival Director Isobel Abulhoul.

 

Pioneering Emirati poet Ousha Bint Khalifa Bin Ahmad Al Suwaidi was honoured with the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2014 Personality of the Year award on Saturday in recognition of her contribution to Arab literature.

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