Walaa Kamal (

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: ولاء كمال) is a British-Egyptian writer and translator who was born in the United Kingdom. He published three books including ''Silence'', ''Sayed and the Gand'', and ''730 Days of Cairokee''.

Biography

Walaa Kamal, a British-Egyptian writer and translator, was born in the United Kingdom on 1984. He moved to

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

in 2000 and studied at the

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where he obtained his bachelor's degree in Mass Communication. Years later, he studied translation at the

American University in Cairo The American University in Cairo (AUC; ar, الجامعة الأمريكية بالقاهرة, Al-Jāmi‘a al-’Amrīkiyya bi-l-Qāhira) is a private research university in Cairo, Egypt. The university offers American-style learning programs ...

. Then, he studied at the Academy of Cinema Arts and Technology. In 2017, Kamal published his first book after five years of writing it titled "Silence" which was published by Sama Publishing and Production and Distribution and was released at the

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in its 48 session. In 2018, he published his second book "Sayed and the Gang". A year later, he published "730 Days with Cairokee". His last book was chosen among the best books for 2019. In his last book, Kamal writers about his journey with the Egyptian rock band "

Cairokee Cairokee is an Egyptian rock band that was officially launched in 2003 but came to prominence with its revolutionary music following the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 due to its politically-inspired lyrics and protest songs released following the ...

" in which he documents their lives on and off the stage and the struggles they faced since the beginning of their artistic career. Kamal has also translated some books including ''One Belt, One Road – China's and the New Eurasian Century'' by William Engdahl which was published at the

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, 2017.

Bibliography

Books

* ''"Silence"'' (original title: Sukoon"), 2017 * ''"Sayed and the Gang"'' (original title: Sayed w al A'saba), 2018 * ''"730 Days with

"'' (original title: Ayami Maa Cairokee), 2019

Translation

* ''Al Qarn Al Rawasi, Mashroo Al Hizam w Al Tareq'' (original title: One Belt, One Road – China's and the New Eurasian Century" by William Engdahl.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kamal, Walaa Egyptian writers British writers 21st-century Egyptian writers 21st-century British writers Living people Egyptian translators 1984 births 21st-century British translators