Khalid Al Qishttini

Khalid Al Qishttini
Born	1929
🏳️ Nationality	Iraqi
🏳️ Citizenship	Iraq
🏫 Education	Faculty of Law and Institute of Fine Arts
💼 Occupation	Journalist, Writer, and Author
🏅 Awards	Press Column Award from Arab Journalism Award

Khalid Al Qishttini (1929), is an Iraqi journalist, writer, and author. He was born in Baghdad and graduated from Faculty of Law (1953). He wrote many English and Arabic plays, one of which was “That Zilal Al Battalah” (Under the shadow of unemployment) play, which was performed in Baghdad (1959). He won the press column award from Arab Journalism Award in United Arabian Emirates (2015). He resides now in Britain, United Kingdom, and works in London’s Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper.

Biography

Khaled Al Qishttini was born in Karkh, Baghdad (1929). His father was a teacher, and he is credited for educating his son. He graduated from Faculty of Law (1953), and from Institute of Fine Arts, Drawing Major (1952), then he received a government scholarship to study Drawing and Theater Design courses in Britain. He studies both courses until 1957. Thereafter, he returned to Iraq to teach in the Institute of Fine Arts. In 1959, he left Iraq, and joined the British broadcasting until 1964. When he resigned, he had a full-time to write plays and books of many plays in both English and Arabic languages, and one of his plays was “That Zilal Al Battalah” (Under the shadow of unemployment) play, which was performed in Baghdad (1959). His writing style is characterized by irony and humor, and mostly he tends to deal with political and social themes. His double study provided him a duplication in his intellectual interests, As he published many English and Arabic political books, such as: “Al Hukm Ghayaban” (Judgment in Absence), “Palestine Abr Al Osoor” (Palestine through ages), and “Naho Al La Onf” (Toward nonviolence). He contributed in many of literary and artistic fields, as he wrote many books in both languages (English and Arabic), some of these books “The Prostitute in Progressive Literature”, he had many plays also in both languages, some of these plays: “Noqtat Ubor Jesr Al Lenby” (Al Lenby Bridge Crossing Point), and “Al Bermil” (The Barrel). The writer and author’s sarcasm and humor articles were published, some of these articles: “Humoom Mughtareb” (Worries of Expatriate), “Alam Dahek” (Laughing World), “Sejl Al Fokaha Al Arabia” (Arabic Humor Record), and “Sabbah Al Khair” (Good Morning). He also published same-style stories. He became famous recently by his sarcasm corner, which was known as “Sabbah Al Khair” (Good Morning), and “Abyad wa Aswad” (Black and white) of “Asharq Al-Awsat” newspaper. He had many translations of different political books. One of his English novels is “Tales from Old Baghdad: My Grandma and I”, and it was released in Britain (1997). Therefore, he released a collection of Arabic tales and it was named “Min Al Share’a Al Raheed Ela Oxford street-Hekayat Dahk wa Boka’a” (From Al Raheed Street to Oxford Street- Tales for Laughing and Crying). Al Qishttini wrote many articles in different newspapers and journals, such as: “Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper”, “Allewaa newspaper” , “Al Wafd newspaper”, “Majalla magazine”, “Al Arabia newspaper”, “Lebanese Forces newspaper”, “Amwaj newspaper”, “Al Adab journal”, “Afaq Arabia journal”, “Al Arabi magazine”, “The Cairo journal”, “Al Naqeed magazine”, “EuroTimes newspaper” , and “Al yaum newspaper”. Khaleed Al Qishttini resides now in Britain, United Kingdom, and wrote since the 80s for London’s Asharq AL-awsat newspaper.

Works

• “Fukahat Al Jooa Wa Al Joeyat” , Dar Al Hikma, London, 2011.
• “By the Rivers of Babylon”, The Planet House, 2008.
• “Min Al Share’a Al Raheed Ela Oxford street-Hekayat Dahk wa Boka’a” (From Al Raheed Street to Oxford Street- Tales for Laughing and Crying), Dar Al Hikma, London, 1999.
• “Ayam Iraqeyah” (Iraqil= Days), Arab Scientific Publishers, Iraqi council for culture, Algeria, 2011.
• “Arab Political Humour”, Dar al Saqi, Lebanon, 1992.
• “Tales from Old Baghdad”, Dar Al Hikma, London, 2006.
• “Al Zurf Fi Balad Abos”, Dar AlMada, Iraq, 2012.
• “Ma Qel Wa Ma Yaqool” (What Was Said and What Is Said), Dar Al Hikma, London, 2001.
• “Man Jad Lam Yajid”, Dar Al Hikma, London, 2003.
• “ Min Ajel Al Salam Wa Al Islam” (For peace and Islam), Arab Scientific Publishers, Beirut, 2017.
• “Alam Dahek… Fukahat Al Shoob Wa Nukat’ha” (Laughing World… Jokes of people), Dar Al Hamra, 1991.
• “The Prostitute in Progressive Literature”, Dar Al Hamra, 1991.
• “Time in Iraq and England”, Dar Al Hikma, London, 2013.
• “Takween Al Sihyonya” (Composition of Zionism), Arab Institute for Research & Publishing, Beirut, 1996.
• “Ayam Fatt” (Passed Days), Dar Al Hikma, London, 2004.
• "Oman and the Experiment in Democracy”, Dar Al Hikma, London, 2006.
• “Al Jothoor Al Tarekhya Lel Onsrya Al Sehnya” (The Historical Roots of Zionist Racism), Arab Institute for Research & Publishing, Beirut, 1981.
• “Nahwa Al La Onf”, Dar Al Hikma, London, 2018.

Awards

He won the press column award from Arab Journalism Award in United Arabian Emirates (2015).

References

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