Ayman Otoom

Ayman Otoom (; born 2 March 1972) is a Jordanian poet and novelist.

Biography Otoom was born in Jerash, in northern Jordan. He went to high in the United Arab Emirates, then returned to Jordan and got a degree in civil engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology, in 1997, then shifted careers toward language and literature. He received a BA in Arabic from Yarmouk University in 1997, and then a Master's and PhD in Arabic from the University of Jordan, in 2007, and teaches in Amman. His novel Soldiers' Talk is a retelling of a protest in 1986 at Yarmouk University, which was suppressed by Jordanian security forces. Otoom was fined 5000 Dinar because the book "foment[ed] religious and racial discord", and was detained for eight months following the verdict.

In 2016, he was arrested for two days. He was released on bail. He was accused of blasphemy according to his lawyer.

He has written poetry as well, including Take me to the Al-Aqsa Mosque (2013). In 2013 he was invited to participate in the nadwa organized for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, a masterclass in writing.

Ayman Otoom's literature is known for its Islamic character.

They Hear Her Whispering tells the story of a prisoner in Palmyra prison and the Syrian Al-Khatib military prison. Otoom at the beginning of the novel.

Poetry Take me to the Al-Aqsa Mosque (2013)