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Nadine Kaadan
Nadine Kaadan (born 1985) is a Syrian children's book illustrator and writer living in London. She has published 15 books, including stories celebrating the Arab world. Her mission is to champion empowered and inclusive representation in children’s books so that every child can see themselves in a story. She is a member of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). Her illustrations have been exhibited at the BIB exhibition (Biennale of illustration Bratislava 2011). In 2021, Nadine was commissioned by The Story Museum to be the writer of Amal Meets Alice, a procession event in Oxford Early life and education Nadine was born in Paris, France. She graduated in the Faculty of Fine Arts of Damascus and acquired two Masters, one in Illustration at Kingston University, and another in Art and Politics at Goldsmith College, University of London. Awards *Kaadan was on the list of the BBC's 100 Women (BBC), 100 Women announced on 23 November 2020. *"Leila Answer M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syrian
Syrians ( ar, سُورِيُّون, ''Sūriyyīn'') are an Eastern Mediterranean ethnic group indigenous to the Levant. They share common Levantine Semitic roots. The cultural and linguistic heritage of the Syrian people is a blend of both indigenous elements and the foreign cultures that have come to inhabit the region of Syria over the course of thousands of years. The mother tongue of most Syrians is Levantine Arabic, which came to replace the former mother tongue, Aramaic, following the Muslim conquest of the Levant in the 7th century. The conquest led to the establishment of the Caliphate under successive Arab dynasties, who, during the period of the later Abbasid Caliphate, promoted the use of the Arabic language. A minority of Syrians have retained Aramaic which is still spoken in its Eastern and Western dialects. In 2018, the Syrian Arab Republic had an estimated population of 19.5 million, which includes, aside from the aforementioned majority, ethnic minorities such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
