Najma Abdullah Idrees (Arabic: نجمة عبدالله إدريس; born 25 December 1952) is a

Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...

i poet, columnist, and scholar.

Biography

Idrees was born in 1952 in

, and graduated from

Kuwait University Kuwait University ( ar, جامعة الكويت, abbreviated as Kuniv) is a public university located in Kuwait City, Kuwait. History Kuwait University (KU), (in Arabic: جامعة الكويت), was established in October 1966 under Act N. 29 ...

in 1976 as an

Arabic literature Arabic literature ( ar, الأدب العربي / ALA-LC: ''al-Adab al-‘Arabī'') is the writing, both as prose and poetry, produced by writers in the Arabic language. The Arabic word used for literature is '' Adab'', which is derived from ...

major. She attained her PhD in 1987 from London University's

School of Oriental and African Studies SOAS University of London (; the School of Oriental and African Studies) is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the federal University of London. Founded in 1916, SOAS is located in the Bloomsbury a ...

in which her dissertation topic was on 'The Concept of Death and its Development in Modern Arabic Poetry' (Arabic: مفهوم الموت وتطوره في الشعر العربي الحديث). Idrees started writing as a poet and researcher since her early university years, and has published most of her early works on ''Al-Bayan'' magazine which is issued by the Kuwaiti Writers Association. She is a frequent participant in the Cultural Weeks hosted by the National Council for Culture, Arts and Literature which takes place annually in different Arab countries. Her contributions also include weekly columns for ''

Al-Jarida ''Al-Jarida'' ( ar, الجريدة, lit=The Newspaper) is an Arabic-language Kuwaiti daily newspaper. History and profile Al Jarida was first published on 2 July 2007. The paper is owned by Mohammed Al-Sager, the former editor-in-chief of ''Al- ...

'' newspaper, articles for monthly magazines, and open discussions in the local press and radio interviews.

Honors and awards

Arab Women Award
(Kuwait 2013) *State of Kuwait Prize in the field of literature. (2002)

Books

*''My Language Fractures. I Grow'' (Arabic
تتكسّر لغتي .. أنمو
Preview of 'My Language Fractures.. I Grow' (Arabic: تتكسر لغتي انمو: سيرة شعرية وشواهد) https://books.google.com/books?id=B7bYKvnuZfwC&dq=نجمة%20ادريس&pg=PP1

References

1952 births Living people Alumni of SOAS University of London Kuwait University alumni Kuwaiti academics 20th-century Kuwaiti poets Kuwaiti women academics Kuwaiti women writers Kuwaiti women poets 21st-century Kuwaiti poets {{Kuwait-writer-stub