Global InformationNajwa Kawar Farah information
Najwa Kawar Farah | |
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نجوى قعوار فرح | |
| Born | Najwa Kawar April 30, 1923 Nazareth |
| Died | August 1, 2015 (aged 92) Toronto, Canada |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, educator |
Najwa Kawar Farah (Arabic: نجوى قعوار فرح), (April 30, 1923 - August 1, 2015) was a Palestinian educator and writer.[1]
She was born Najwa Kawar in Nazareth and was educated there, later attending the Teachers' Academy in Jerusalem. She taught school in Nazareth. She married Reverend Rafiq Farah[1] in 1950;[2] the couple produced the magazine al-Ra'id in 1967. Farah also wrote articles for the press and for radio. She lived in Haifa until the mid-1960s, when she left the region.[1]
The family moved to Jerusalem in 1965, then to Beirut in 1977 and to London in 1986. Since 1998, they lived in Scarborough in Ontario, Canada.[2]
She died on August 1, 2015 in Toronto, Canada.[3]
- ^ a b c Ashour, Radwa; Ghazoul, Ferial (2008). Arab Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide, 1873-1999. pp. 220, 382–83. ISBN 978-1617975547.
- ^ a b "The Ven. Rafiq Farah". Church of St. Andrew, Scarborough. Archived from the original on February 10, 2015.
- ^ "Najwa Farah". Washington Post. August 23, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2024 – via legacy.com.