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Occupation(s) | Activist, author, speaker, and educator |
Notable work | Mind Platter (2016) The Nectar of Pain (2016) Sparks of Phoenix (2019) |
Website | www.najwazebian.com |
Najwa Zebian (born 27 April 1990) is a Lebanese–Canadian activist, author, poet, educator, and speaker based in London, Ontario. [1] Zebian achieved fame on Instagram through sharing her instapoetry [2] and gained popularity during the Me Too movement [3] along with her subsequent TEDx talks [4] and interviews on Canadian news outlets such as CBC, [5] Entertainment Tonight, [6] among others. [7] [8]
Her work draws from feelings of displacement and heartbreak and addresses themes of love, friendship, honesty, and identity. [2] A revised edition of her 2016 self-published first collection, Mind Platter, came out with Andrews McMeel Publishing in 2018, followed by her second title, The Nectar of Pain. [9] Zebian's third book, Sparks of Phoenix, was published in 2019 and recounts Zebian's journey in healing from abuse and rebuilding. [9]
Zebian was born in Lebanon and moved to Canada in 2006 at the age of sixteen due to the 2006 Lebanon War. She currently lives in Ontario, Canada. [10] [11]
Zebian completed her Bachelor of Science in Biology in 2010, a Bachelor of Education in General Science and Biology in 2012, and a Master of Education in Curriculum Studies in 2013, all at The University of Western Ontario. She completed her Doctorate in Educational Leadership in 2022 at the University of Western Ontario. [12] [13] Her dissertation, titled "Breaking Barriers: A Blended Mosaic Model of Inclusion for English Language Learners," presents an organizational improvement plan for English language learners at a secondary school in Ontario, Canada. [14] Zebian's first teaching assignment at UWO was to teach writing to a group of young Libyan refugees. Zebian saw her 16-year-old self in her students and found the courage to resume her writing journey. [3]
Zebian self-published her first book Mind Platter in January 2016. [15] She described it as a "Compilation of reflections on life as seen through the eyes of an educator, student, and human who experienced her early days in silence." [16] Upon its publication, it raised $2,300 inches (5,800 cm) the first month for donations to the Syrian Refugee Fund in London. Zebian also distributed a percentage of the profits to summer activities run by the city for high school students. [17] The revised and expanded version of the book was published in March 2018 by Andrews McMeel Publishing. [18] Her work slowly gained public recognition on social media by celebrities such as Mathieu Kassovitz, Lisa Rinna, LeAnn Rimes, and Hilary Swank. [3] [2]
Her second book, The Nectar of Pain, [19] is a collection of poetry and prose self-published in October 2016. [20] Zebian wrote about feelings that emerged from a painful heartbreak. [21] A revised and expanded version of the book was published in March 2018 with Andrews McMeel Publishing. [18]
In 2017, Zebian took part in the forefront of the Me Too movement when she talked about the repercussions of coming forward with sexual harassment accusations (and a subsequent investigation) about an authority figure where she worked as a teacher. [22] [23] She wrote "I was blamed for it. I was told not to talk about it. I was told that it wasn’t that bad. I was told to get over it." and was referenced by the New York Times. [24] [25] Her poem went on to be featured in news stories about the Me Too movement from The Huffington Post, BBC News, CBS News, and Glamour. [3]
Zebian faced another public incident when, as a Muslim woman, she decided to remove her hijab. [26]
In March 2019, Zebian published her third book of poetry, titled Sparks of Phoenix [27] with Andrews McMeel Publishing in which she recounts her journey in healing from abuse, building resilience and strength. [28] [21] [9]
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Najwa Zebian | |
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Occupation(s) | Activist, author, speaker, and educator |
Notable work | Mind Platter (2016) The Nectar of Pain (2016) Sparks of Phoenix (2019) |
Website | www.najwazebian.com |
Najwa Zebian (born 27 April 1990) is a Lebanese–Canadian activist, author, poet, educator, and speaker based in London, Ontario. [1] Zebian achieved fame on Instagram through sharing her instapoetry [2] and gained popularity during the Me Too movement [3] along with her subsequent TEDx talks [4] and interviews on Canadian news outlets such as CBC, [5] Entertainment Tonight, [6] among others. [7] [8]
Her work draws from feelings of displacement and heartbreak and addresses themes of love, friendship, honesty, and identity. [2] A revised edition of her 2016 self-published first collection, Mind Platter, came out with Andrews McMeel Publishing in 2018, followed by her second title, The Nectar of Pain. [9] Zebian's third book, Sparks of Phoenix, was published in 2019 and recounts Zebian's journey in healing from abuse and rebuilding. [9]
Zebian was born in Lebanon and moved to Canada in 2006 at the age of sixteen due to the 2006 Lebanon War. She currently lives in Ontario, Canada. [10] [11]
Zebian completed her Bachelor of Science in Biology in 2010, a Bachelor of Education in General Science and Biology in 2012, and a Master of Education in Curriculum Studies in 2013, all at The University of Western Ontario. She completed her Doctorate in Educational Leadership in 2022 at the University of Western Ontario. [12] [13] Her dissertation, titled "Breaking Barriers: A Blended Mosaic Model of Inclusion for English Language Learners," presents an organizational improvement plan for English language learners at a secondary school in Ontario, Canada. [14] Zebian's first teaching assignment at UWO was to teach writing to a group of young Libyan refugees. Zebian saw her 16-year-old self in her students and found the courage to resume her writing journey. [3]
Zebian self-published her first book Mind Platter in January 2016. [15] She described it as a "Compilation of reflections on life as seen through the eyes of an educator, student, and human who experienced her early days in silence." [16] Upon its publication, it raised $2,300 inches (5,800 cm) the first month for donations to the Syrian Refugee Fund in London. Zebian also distributed a percentage of the profits to summer activities run by the city for high school students. [17] The revised and expanded version of the book was published in March 2018 by Andrews McMeel Publishing. [18] Her work slowly gained public recognition on social media by celebrities such as Mathieu Kassovitz, Lisa Rinna, LeAnn Rimes, and Hilary Swank. [3] [2]
Her second book, The Nectar of Pain, [19] is a collection of poetry and prose self-published in October 2016. [20] Zebian wrote about feelings that emerged from a painful heartbreak. [21] A revised and expanded version of the book was published in March 2018 with Andrews McMeel Publishing. [18]
In 2017, Zebian took part in the forefront of the Me Too movement when she talked about the repercussions of coming forward with sexual harassment accusations (and a subsequent investigation) about an authority figure where she worked as a teacher. [22] [23] She wrote "I was blamed for it. I was told not to talk about it. I was told that it wasn’t that bad. I was told to get over it." and was referenced by the New York Times. [24] [25] Her poem went on to be featured in news stories about the Me Too movement from The Huffington Post, BBC News, CBS News, and Glamour. [3]
Zebian faced another public incident when, as a Muslim woman, she decided to remove her hijab. [26]
In March 2019, Zebian published her third book of poetry, titled Sparks of Phoenix [27] with Andrews McMeel Publishing in which she recounts her journey in healing from abuse, building resilience and strength. [28] [21] [9]