Sahar Naja Mahfouz
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| Sahar Naja Mahfouz | |
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| Born | |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Lebanese |
| 🏫 Education | American University of Beirut |
| 💼 Occupation | Author |
Sahar Naja Mahfouz (in Arabic: سحر نجا محفوظ) born in Beirut, Lebanon is a Lebanese author specialized in children and young adult literature. She graduated from the American University of Beirut. Her writing aims to develop the children’s personalities and their ability of accepting others[1]. In 2018, she received the International Board on Books for Young People award for her book “The Bottles of the Sun”.
Career[edit]
Sahar Naja Mahfouz, born in Beirut, Lebanon is a Lebanese author specialized in children and young adult literature. She has been living in UAE for more than 22 years. Before she dives into the world of children literature, she wrote stories and articles on social criticism in Al Khaleej Newspaper. Later she focused her writing on young adults from age 14 to 17[2].
Sahar was encouraged by Lebanese children author Samar Mahfouz Baraj to write for children literature, and she published 40 books in this field. Some of her books translated to English and Spanish and Turkish like My Dancing Letters and Melia the Giraffe.
She drives her inspiration from her childhood and her children’s experience. In the past 3 years, she started emphasizing the importance of imagination in the child’s development. She participated in many book fairs including Sharjah International Book Fair, Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, Beirut Arab International Book Fair, along with other literary festivals like Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival and Emirates Airline Festival of Literature from 2012 until 2018 where she read stories and held workshops for children and those interested in children literature.
She wrote stories for both seasons of “Open Sesame”, and she is a member of the jury committee of many creative writing competitions. In 2013, she founded “Honna” (هنَّ) group, which consists of Emirati authors and artists in the United Arab Emirates, and the group organizes many workshops in schools and colleges in Dubai and Sharjah[3].
Her Work[4][edit]
- A Little Puzzle, 2009 (لغز صغير)
- How pretty is my Big Sister? 2010 (ما أحلاها أختي الكبرى؟)
- My Visiting Father, 2011 (أبي الزائر)
- My letters are Dancing, 2011 (حروفي ترقص)
- Melia the Giraffe, 2011 (الزرافة ميليا)
- Almond and Sugar, 2011 (لوز وسكر)
- Happy Birthday, Amer, 2013 (سنة حلوة يا عامر)
- My Bicycle and the Broken Tooth, 2013 (دراجتي والسن المكسور)
- The Amazing Sweater, 2013 (السترة العجيبة)
- A Pretty Red, 2013 (أحمر حلو)
- My Grandmother’s Cabbage, 2013 (ملفوفة جدتي)
- I Wish I could say No, 2014 (يا ليتني أقول لا)
- My Brush Paints, 2015 (فرشاتي ترسم)
- To my country... I miss you, 2015 (إلى وطني... اشتقت إليك)
- Raindrops... Cotton Candy, 2015 (حبات المطر... غزل البنات)
- A Bird’s Tale, 2015 (حكاية عصفور)
- The Tales Maker, 2016 (صانعة الحكايات)[5]
- Senan’s Spots, 2016 (بقع سنان)
- Five Senses, 2017 (خمس حواس)
- A Cat in Trouble, 2017 (قطة في ورطة)
- The Bottles of the Sun, 2017 (زجاجات الشمس)
- My ill Brother, 2018 (أخي المريض)
- Cookies… Cookies, 2018 (كعك... كعك)
- A Day in the Circus, 2018 (يوم في السيرك)
- The Holiday Dress, 2018 (فستان العيد)
- Tam Tam the Duck, 2018 (البطة طم طم)
- Where did my Voice Go? 2018 (أين صوتي)
- The Sound of Silence, 2018 (صوت الهدوء)
- Harkoush in the Harvesting Season, 2019 (حركوش في موسم الصيد)
- An Angel’s Kiss, 2019 (قبلة ملاك)
- Masoud the Champion, 2019 (مسعود البطل)
- Shambouz, 2019 (شمبوز)
- Tot Tot the Train, 2019 (القطار توت توت)
- Our Big Dream, 2019 (حلمنا الكبير)
- A Mystery in the City, 2019 (لغز في المدينة)
- Hosban’s Surprise, 2020 (مفاجأة حسبان)
- My Mother’s Perfume, 2020 (عطر أمي)
- The 25th Hug, 2020 (الحضن رقم 25)
- I Am Not Scared Anymore, 2020 (لم أعد أخاف)
- Al Tayyeb Alley, 2021 (حارة الطيب)
References[edit]
- ↑ Naja Mahfouz, Sahar. "MEET THE 2017 AUTHORS – SAHAR NAJA MAHFOUZ". Emirates Airline Festival of Literature. Emirates Airline Festival of Literature. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ↑ Naja Mahfouz, Sahar. "سحر نجا محفوظ لـ"النهار": علينا الارتقاء للوصول إلى الطفل ومحاكاة فكره". االنهار. النهار. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ↑ Naja Mahfouz, Sahar. "حوار الكاتبة سحر نجا محفوظ و الطالبة فاطمة محمد". YouTube. Sharjah Center for Learning Difficulties. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ↑ Naja Mahfouz, Sahar. "Our books". Kalimat Group. Kalimat Group. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ↑ Naja Mahfouz, Sahar. ""صانعة الحكايات" مؤلف جديد للكاتبة اللبنانية سحر نجا محفوظ". Hakaya Kids. Hakaya Kids. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
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