Hind al-Mutairi

Hind bint Abd al-Razzaq Huwayl al-Mutayri (Arabic: هند المطيري) is a Saudi poet, writer and academic. She was born and raised in Taif, and it is where she received her education.

Early life al-Mutayri was born and raised in Taif where she developed her interest in poetry and literature. She obtained her degree in the Arabic Language from King Saud University and later pursued a master's and a Ph.D. from the Department of Arabic Language and Literature of the same university. She considers herself the pioneer of feminism poetry in Saudi Arabia. or The Revolution of the Heart Spring (original: Thawrat al-rabīʻ al-Qalbī), was recited in various clubs around the Kingdom, and at an event in Cairo, Egypt. The poem was also recited at Jeddah International Book Fair in December 2015. This, however, led to her being banned from participating in other cultural events by Mecca Governor, Prince Khalid bin Faisal Al Saud for the next 15 years. The poem was described as a “feminist slur against the restrictions imposed on women within the tribal community,” and it caused many tribal men to demand that she be prosecuted and be forced to give an official apology for addressing tribal traditions. Unapologetic, the poet responded to the attacks with multiple tweets and messages showing her attitude towards stifling tribal practices against women. She wrote the poem after the forced divorce of a tribal woman - Salma - from her husband of 13 years, the father of her five children because he had a non-tribal background and was thus “unsuitable” for tribal norms.

Awards

2015: Riyadh Literary Club's prestigious Book of the Year award 2015: Women's Excellence Award (Al Qassim) 2018: Women's Excellence Award (Al Qassim)

Works Negation in The Polemic Poem between al-Jarir and Farazadaq (original: al-nafy fī Naqāʼiḍ Jarīr wa-al-Farazdaq: dirāsah uslūbīyah), Hamad Al Jasser Cultural Center, , 2008. (original: Unūthah bi-nakʹhat al-milḥ al-azraq), short story collection, , 2010. Biography of Love: An altruistic Entity (original: Sīrat al-ḥubb: dhāt ghayriyah), , 2015. Gemini (original: al-Jawzāʼ), poetry collection, Riyadh Literary Club, contains 30 poems, , 2016. Behind the Burqa are Hot Women: Very Long Tales (original: Khalf al-burquʻ nisāʼ sākhināt: qiṣaṣ ṭawīlah jiddan), Alintishar Al Arabi Foundation, , 2016. The Antagonist in Brigand Poetry: A Functional Stylistic Study, Taʼabbata Sharran - Al-Shanfara - Urwa ibn al-Ward (original: al-Baṭal al-ḍidd fī shiʿr al-ṣaʿālīk: dirāsah uslūbīyah waẓīfīyah, Taʼabbata Sharran - al-Shanfará - ʿUrwah ibn al-Ward), , 2015.