Gharib Asqalani
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Born
4 April 1948
Ibrahim Abdul Jabbar Al-Zant
4 April 1948
Died21 June 2022 (aged 74)
Occupation(s)Writer and novelist
Gharib Asqalani | |
|---|---|
غريب عسقلاني | |
| Born | Ibrahim Abdul Jabbar Al-Zant 4 April 1948 |
| Died | 21 June 2022 (aged 74) |
| Occupation(s) | Writer and novelist |
Gharib Asqalani (Arabic: غريب عسقلاني, romanized: Gharĭb ʹAsqalānī; 4 April 1948 – 21 June 2022) was a Palestinian writer and novelist. His real name was Ibrahim Abdul Jabbar Al-Zant (Arabic: إبراهيم عبد الجبار الزنط, romanized: Ibrāhīm ʻAbd al-Jabbār alznṭ).[1] He served as president of the Union for Palestinian Writers from 1987 to 2005, and contributed to the Encyclopedia of Modern Palestinian Literature published by the Project of Translation from Arabic (PROTA).
He chose his pen name Gharib Asqalani because he was born in the city of al-Majdal (Ascalon), so he is Asqalani, and he is Gharib (means foreigner) because he was displaced with his family during the 1948 Palestine war.[2]
