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Kaltham Jaber
Kaltham Jaber ( ar, كلثم جبر, full name: Kaltham Jaber Al-Kuwari; born 1958 in Doha, Qatar) is a Qatari writer and poet. Considered a pioneer among women writers in the country, she was the first Qatari woman to author a collection of short stories, doing so in 1978. This feat also made her the first Qatari woman to publish a major work. She teaches in the Department of Social Sciences at Qatar University. Personal life and education Jaber's father was Jaber bin Mohammed Al-Kuwari, a Qatari poet. She attained her Master of Social Work degree from Helwan University in 1992. She then achieved a doctorate degree from Cairo University in 1997. Career Her career as a writer began in the mid-seventies with Al-Oruba, a Qatari magazine established in 1971 that published short stories. In 1978, Jaber became the first Qatari woman to write an anthology of short stories, entitled "''Ania wa Ghabat as-Samt wa at-Taraddud''". The main focus of these stories is the desire for Qatari wome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doha
Doha ( ar, الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ''ad-Dōḥa'') is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor, it is home to most of the country's population. It is also Qatar's fastest growing city, with over 80% of the nation's population living in Doha or its surrounding suburbs. Doha was founded in the 1820s as an offshoot of Al Bidda. It was officially declared as the country's capital in 1971, when Qatar gained independence from being a British protectorate. As the commercial capital of Qatar and one of the emergent financial centers in the Middle East, Doha is considered a beta-level global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. Doha accommodates Education City, an area devoted to research and education, and Hamad Medical City, an administrative area of medical care. It also includes Doha Sports City, or Aspire Zone, an international sports dest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
