Omar Abu Shawish
Omar Fares Abu Shawish | |
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عمر فارس أبو شاويش | |
Born | Omar Fares Omar Abu Shawish 22 March 1987 Nuseirat Camp , Gaza Strip |
Died | 7 October 2023 Nuseirat Camp, Gaza Strip | (aged 36)
Occupation(s) | Poet, novelist and social activist |
Omar Fares Abu Shawish (
Biography
Abu Shawish was born in
He won several local and international awards, including:[2] “Best National Song of the Year 2007” award at the International Festival of National Song and Heritage in Jordan, “Distinguished Volunteer and Ideal Young” award in 2010 within the National Festival honoring Palestinian volunteers, at the initiative of the Sharek Youth Forum in Palestine and sponsored by the Palestinian Supreme Council for Youth and Sports and “Distinguished Arab Youth in the Field of Media, Journalism and Culture” award for the year 2013 by the Arab Youth Council for Integrated Development of the Arab League.[5]
He published a number of collections of poetry, and a novel, titled ʻAlā qayd al-mawt (
The book was republished by Al Manhal in 2018.On 7 October 2023, he was killed in an Israeli airstrike which hit his home in
Works
- على قيد الموت (in Arabic) (1st ed.). Bayt al-Yāsmı̄n lil-Nashr wa-al-Tawzı̄ʼ. 2016. OL 44527504M.
References
- ^ "رفقاءُ على درب الريشة والكلمة والصورة والشهادة.. إنهم يخرجون من غزّة فقط ليرتقوا إلى السّماء". el-Ayem News (in Arabic). 24 October 2023. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d "فوز الشاعر عمر فارس أبو شاويش بجائزة الشباب العربي المتميز". Al Watan Voice (in Arabic). 14 November 2013. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ISBN 0-88728-224-5. Archivedfrom the original on 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ "الامن الداخلي يستدعي أحد العاملين باللجنة الشعبية للاجئين من مخيم النصيرات". Mezan (in Arabic). Al Mezan Center for Human Rights. 1 September 2013. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ "منح الناشط الفلسطيني عمر ابو شاويش جائزة "الشباب العربي المتميز" فى مجال الاعلام الالكتروني". Falestinona (in Arabic). 12 November 2013. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ ""على قيد الموت" رواية جديدة للكاتب عمر فارس أبو شاويش". Real Media (in Arabic). 4 November 2016. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ "توقيع رواية "على قيد الموت" للكاتب والشاعر عمر فارس أبو شاويش". Maan News (in Arabic). 10 November 2016. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ ""على قيد الموت" رواية جديدة للشاعر عمر فارس أبو شاويش ". Amad (in Arabic). 6 November 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ "Authors and translators trapped in Gaza Strip". Comma Press. 13 October 2023. Archived from the original on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ "National Press Club Statement on Journalist Safety in Gaza/Israel". PR Newswire. National Press Club. 10 October 2023. Archived from the original on 15 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
External links
- Omar Abu Shawish on Facebook
- Omar Abu Shawish on Instagram