Estabraq AHMAD

2005 Resident

Asia
Western Asia
Kuwait

Asia
Western Asia
Kuwait

Arabic

Estabraq AHMAD (pen name of Estabraq Alfaraj) After graduating from law school, Ms. Alfaraj became an investigator at the Ministry of the Interior. She also joined a writers’ league and attended seminars, both of which enabled her to begin publishing articles in newspapers and magazines. In 2004, her short story "Darkness of the Light" won first place in a competition sponsored by the prominent Kuwaiti writer Lila Al-Othman. Ms. Alfaraj continues to work at the ministry.

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The Spring 2024 issue of Michigan Quarterly Review features writing by Kwame Dawes and Géhanne-Amira Khalfallah.
Our congratulations to Fall Residency alumni Sebastian Barry and Mircea Cărtărescu, both of whom appear on this year's Dublin Literary Award shortlist.
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