khulud khamis
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | writer, photographer |
| Location | Haifa |
| Introduction | Hi, I'm khulud khamis, a Palestinian feminist writer, born to a Slovak mother and a Palestinian father. Growing up in two countries and between two cultures, my identity is composed of both, and my multicultural background affects my writing. I write fiction, poetry and non-fiction fragments. My first novel, “Haifa Fragments,” was published in 2015 by Spinifex Press (Australia), New Internationalist (UK), and translated into Italian and Turkish. I hold a Master’s degree in English Literature from the University of Haifa. The title of my MA thesis is: "A Space of Her Own: Sexuality, Silence and Negotiating Spaces in Homer's Odyssey and Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale. A Feminist Reading." In my fiction, poetry, as well as non-fiction, I deal with political and social issues such as identity, belonging, racism and discrimination, art as political resistance, hard-core social taboos in the Palestinian society, and issues affecting women and the LGBTQI community, all from a feminist perspective. I’m a feminist activist, member of the feminist organization Isha L’Isha – Haifa Feminist Center. |
| Interests | Resistance writing; Feminist Politics; Women Peace & Security; De-Militarization of civil society; women and disabilities; photography. |
| Favorite movies | Lemon Tree, Blood Diamond |
| Favorite music | Fairouz, Souad Massi, Mais Shalash |
| Favorite books | Ahdaf Soueif, bell hooks, Haruki Murakami, Chitra Divakaruni, Nadeem Aslam, Salman Rushdi, Edward Said, Mikhail Bulgakov. In short, good literature that can arrest my breath! |