Zabya Khamis al-Muslimani( Arabic: ظبية خميس) (born 1958) is an Emirati poet and short story writer.
Al-Muslimani was born in Dubai. From 1975 until 1980 she studied philosophy, political science, and literature at Indiana University; from 1982 to 1989 she studied in London. [1] She was arrested and jailed in Abu Dhabi in 1987 for publishing "transgressive poetry"; [2] as a result, she has lived in Egypt since 1989. [3] Her writing has been anthologized in English. [4]
Zabya Khamis al-Muslimani( Arabic: ظبية خميس) (born 1958) is an Emirati poet and short story writer.
Al-Muslimani was born in Dubai. From 1975 until 1980 she studied philosophy, political science, and literature at Indiana University; from 1982 to 1989 she studied in London. [1] She was arrested and jailed in Abu Dhabi in 1987 for publishing "transgressive poetry"; [2] as a result, she has lived in Egypt since 1989. [3] Her writing has been anthologized in English. [4]