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Lina Huyan Elhassan

An acclaimed Syrian novelist, philosopher, and cultural journalist. Holding a postgraduate degree in Philosophy from Damascus University, Elhassan is celebrated as the premier chronicler of desert lore, Bedouin mythology, and marginalized Levantine history in contemporary Arabic fiction. She is the recipient of the prestigious Ibn Battuta Prize for Travel Literature (2022) for Ka’b Al-Jinniya and was shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2015 for Diamonds and Women, as well as longlisted in 2023 for The Ruler of Two Fortresses. Author of over eighteen celebrated works spanning historical epics, folklore studies, and psychological novels, her writing masterfully revives forgotten oral heritage, female spiritual agency, and the complex geopolitical tapestries of the Middle East.

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