About Ghanima al-Harb
Born 1949. Ghanima al-Harb is a poet and social worker.
Ghanima Zayd 'Abd Allah al-Harb (born 1949) is a Kuwaiti poet and social worker.
Ghanima al-Harb was born in 1949 in Kuwait, the daughter of the popular Kuwaiti poet Zaid al-Harb. She graduated with a B.A. in psychology and sociology from Kuwait University in 1974 and worked as a social worker. She published poetry in both classical and contemporary Arabic, and some of her poetry was set to music using the pseudonym Fatat al-Khalij ("Young Woman of the Gulf"). English translations of her poems "Escaping from the Coma Cage" and "The Sparkle" were included in the anthology Gathering the tide : an anthology of contemporary Arabian Gulf poetry (2011).
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Who is Ghanima al-Harb?
Kuwaiti poet
When was Ghanima al-Harb born?
Ghanima al-Harb was born in 1949 in Kuwait.
What is Ghanima al-Harb's occupation?
Ghanima al-Harb is a poet and social worker.
What nationality is Ghanima al-Harb?
Ghanima al-Harb's recorded nationality: Sheikhdom of Kuwait, Kuwait.
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