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Ayman Otoom ( Arabic: أيمن العتوم; born 2 March 1972) is a Jordanian poet and novelist. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Otoom was born in Jerash, in northern Jordan. He went to high in the United Arab Emirates, then returned to Jordan and got a degree in civil engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology, in 1997, then shifted careers toward language and literature. He received a BA in Arabic from Yarmouk University in 1997, and then a Master's and PhD in Arabic from the University of Jordan, in 2007, and teaches in Amman. [1]
As of 2013 [update], he had published three novels. [1] He is a teacher in Amman. His novel O my two companions of the prison (2012) reflects the personal experience of the writer in Jordanian prisons during 1996 and 1997 as a political prisoner. [7] His novel Soldiers' Talk is a retelling of a protest in 1986 at Yarmouk University, which was suppressed by Jordanian security forces. [8] Otoom was fined 5000 Dinar because the book "foment[ed] religious and racial discord", and was detained for eight months following the verdict. [9] [10]
In 2016, he was arrested for two days. He was released on bail. He was accused of blasphemy according to his lawyer. [11] [12]
He has written poetry as well, including Take me to the Al-Aqsa Mosque (2013). [1] [13] [14] In 2013 he was invited to participate in the nadwa organized for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, a masterclass in writing. [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]
Ayman Otoom's literature is known for its Islamic character. [9]
The novel They Hear Her Whispering is a bestseller amongst prison literature and it earned fame due to the controversy surrounding it.
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They Hear Her Whispering tells the story of a prisoner in Palmyra prison and the Syrian Al-Khatib military prison. Otoom at the beginning of the novel. [22] [23]
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Ayman Otoom | |
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Born | |
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Occupation(s) | Poet, novelist |
Website | Ayman Otoom |
Ayman Otoom ( Arabic: أيمن العتوم; born 2 March 1972) is a Jordanian poet and novelist. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Otoom was born in Jerash, in northern Jordan. He went to high in the United Arab Emirates, then returned to Jordan and got a degree in civil engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology, in 1997, then shifted careers toward language and literature. He received a BA in Arabic from Yarmouk University in 1997, and then a Master's and PhD in Arabic from the University of Jordan, in 2007, and teaches in Amman. [1]
As of 2013 [update], he had published three novels. [1] He is a teacher in Amman. His novel O my two companions of the prison (2012) reflects the personal experience of the writer in Jordanian prisons during 1996 and 1997 as a political prisoner. [7] His novel Soldiers' Talk is a retelling of a protest in 1986 at Yarmouk University, which was suppressed by Jordanian security forces. [8] Otoom was fined 5000 Dinar because the book "foment[ed] religious and racial discord", and was detained for eight months following the verdict. [9] [10]
In 2016, he was arrested for two days. He was released on bail. He was accused of blasphemy according to his lawyer. [11] [12]
He has written poetry as well, including Take me to the Al-Aqsa Mosque (2013). [1] [13] [14] In 2013 he was invited to participate in the nadwa organized for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, a masterclass in writing. [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]
Ayman Otoom's literature is known for its Islamic character. [9]
The novel They Hear Her Whispering is a bestseller amongst prison literature and it earned fame due to the controversy surrounding it.
[20]
[21]
They Hear Her Whispering tells the story of a prisoner in Palmyra prison and the Syrian Al-Khatib military prison. Otoom at the beginning of the novel. [22] [23]
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