Shamma Al-Kuwari

Shamma Al-Kuwari (; born 1972) is a Qatari novelist and short-story writer.

Life

Al-Kuwari was born and raised in Doha. She gained a bachelor's degree in organic medical sciences, from Qatar University, and a master's degree from Hamad Bin Khalifa University. As a journalist, Al-Kuwari has written for Qatari newspapers including Al Raya, Al 'Arabi and Al Maraya, and written a weekly column for Al Sharq.

Works

• Nahnu nazra' al-hubb [We sow love: short stories], 1995.
• HatÅ«n nÅ«r al-Ê»uyÅ«n : riwāyah [Hatoon Noor Al-Ayoun: a novel]. 2015.
• Alqāk baÊ»da Ê»ishrÄ«n ʻāmman : riwāyah [See you after twenty years : a novel]. 2016.
• Wardat wa-khams batlāt : majmÅ«Ê»ah qiá¹£aṣīyah [A rose and five petals: a collection of short stories]. 2016.
• Lā aḥad lÄ« siwāki : riwāyah [Nobody but me: a novel]. 2017.
• al-Ẓill wa-al-ḍawʼ : sÄ«rat fatá Ê»abra zaman al-umniyāt : riwāyah [Shadow and Light: A Boy Through the Age of Wishes: a novel]. 2017.
• Yamlaʼ al-tasāmuḥ qalbÄ« : majmÅ«Ê»ah qiá¹£aṣīyah lil-nāshiʼah [Tolerance fills my heart: a short story collection for young people]. 2017.
• Mughāmarāt Fahd wa-Rawḍah maÊ»a Aws : qiṣṣat muá¹£awwarah li-aá¹­fāl [The Adventures of Fahd and Kindergarten with Aws: An illustrated story for children]. 2017.
• al-SafÄ«nah al-FÄ«nÄ«qÄ«yah 5252 : riwāyah [The Phoenician Ship 5252: A Novel]. 2018.

References