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Osama Althary
Writer and poet from Yemen (born 1983), published a collection of his poetry in 2007 under the title "Crossing distances". He is editor of the "Ashkal Cultural Website - Previously" and editor-in-chief of the "Democracy News Paper" in Yemen. Since 2019, he has been publishing on the literary internet portal "Weiter Schreiben" in tandem with the poet and translator Joachim Sartorius.
Maryam Diyathim
Writer from Saudi Arabia (born 1982). She worked as a news analyst and author for the "Saudi Cultural Channel" and also writes for talk shows on the Gulf channel "Rotana". She publishes articles and literary criticism in Arabic and Saudi Arabian magazines such as "Ahlan wa Sahlan, Alwatan Newspaper" and for the cultural desk of "Aljazeera News". She has published two volumes of poetry in Egypt.
Rabab Haidar
Writer and translator from Damascus/Syria (born 1977), writes as a columnist for various newspapers and magazines. Her first novel "Land of the Pomegranate" was published in 2012. Her second novel "Rabbit Hole" is about the revolution, feminism and minorities. It has not yet been published. She is a member of the Syrian Women Network. She has been involved in the "Weiter Schreiben" project since 2017 and works in tandem with the writer Ulla Lenze.
