Walid Shurafa

Walid Shurafa
Born1973
Palestine
EducationPhD in Arabic Literature
Alma materUniversity of Birzeit
Occupation(s)writer, novelist
Years active1991 - present

Walid Al Shurafa (Arabic: وليد الشرفا) (born 1973) is a Palestinian playwright, novelist, and media studies academic. He was born in Nablus,[1] and now teaches at Birzeit University.[2] Shurafa has published a play, The People's Court (1991), and two novels, Coming from the Resurrection (2013) and Heir of the Tombstones (2017).[1] Heir of the Tombstones was shortlisted for the 2018 International Prize for Arabic Fiction.[2][3] He is also the author of nonfiction books From Discourse Power to Power of Discourse, on the use of media by Al Jazeera and the Muslim Brotherhood during the Arab Spring uprisings,[4] and Edward Said and Criticism of the Reincarnation of Orientalism, on the representation of Eastern cultures in Western media.[5]

  1. ^ a b Walid Shurafa, International Prize for Arabic Fiction, retrieved 2018-08-28
  2. ^ a b BZU professor's novel shortlisted for the 2018 Arabic Booker Prize, Birzeit University, February 22, 2018, retrieved 2018-08-28
  3. ^ Heir of the Tombstones, International Prize for Arabic Fiction, retrieved 2018-08-28
  4. ^ New Book Explores Media Techniques of Muslim Brotherhood and al-Jazeera, Birzeit University, January 25, 2014, retrieved 2018-08-28
  5. ^ "New from Walid al-Shurafa: "Criticism of the Reincarnation of Orientalism"". Al-Rai (in Arabic). 21 January 2016.