Fadi Zaghmout

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رؤيا لم تخطيء.. التوعية الجنسية مطلوبة ولو في برامج فكاهية ساخرة

من المحزن أن يؤدي الرهاب الجنسي في الأردن إلى قتل كل ما هو جميل وناجح في هذا البلد. نتفهم الخوف من الجنس في ظل غياب توعية جنسية في المدارس، سياسة فصل الجنسين في المدارس، وثقافة شعبية تربطه بالشرف. ولكن الهوس في تحديد جنسانية الفرد وتجنّب الخوض في الأمور الجنسية في النطاق العام (للبالغين) تضخمت لتطال…

Willow Trees Don’t Weep: Interviewing Fadia Faqir

Fadia Faqir is a national pride. She is one of the most successful Jordanian authors (if not the most). Her books were published in 19 countries and translated into 15 languages. She already has four published novels. “My Name is Salma”, which is perhaps the most known, and “Pillars of Salt” which got translated into fifteen…

Two Views of Fadi Zaghmout’s Debut Novel, ‘The Bride of Amman’

Happy about these two amazing reviews for The Bride of Amman by Safia Moore and Sawad Hussein! ARABLIT & ARABLIT QUARTERLY Safia Moore and Sawad Hussain give their views of Fadi Zaghmout’s debut novel, The Bride of Amman, a bloggish book on life and sexual freedom in Jordan: By Safia Moore Zaghmout talking about his…

10 blurbs from distinguished figures for The Bride of Amman

The Bride of Amman is finally out in English and I am more than happy and thankful for the endorsement of the following wonderful people. I am honoured for their words. 1. Hanan Al Sheikh, author of Women of Sand and Myth, The Story of Zahra, and One Thousand and one Nights: 2. Shereen El…

The Jordan Times reviews “The Bride of Amman” and they love it!

A review for The Bride of Amman on The Jordan Times by Sally Bland. Posted on 5th July 2015. Full review: The book cover displays the cognitive dissonance and inner conflict experienced by all the major characters in “The Bride of Amman”. While the title would seem to signal happiness, the face of the woman…

The Bride of Amman – Q&A with Translator Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp

The Bride of Amman – Q&A with Translator Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp.

Untold Gender Stories in Egypt: Interviewing Mona Al Shimi #supportBussy

No one can deny Egypt’s influence on the culture of the Arab world at large. In the past 3 decades we have been witnessing a rapid growth of religious extremism, projection towards more conservatism, expansion of patriarchy and inflation of masculinity. The Arab Spring brought hope for change, with young women and men activists demanding more…

“The Bride of Amman” Giveaways!

I am excited about the launch of “The Bride of Amman” in English. It is already up on Amazon.com for pre-orders in both a paperback version and as a kindle version. I have also created today a giveaway of two copies of the book, you can enter by clicking here The Bride of Amman (you just…

Jordan re-launched! Dreaming big again..

Jordan survived the global financial crisis, the arab spring, the war in syria and the emergence of ISIS. It has been a difficult 7 years since the global financial crisis hit the country in 2009. At the time, it took us 2 years to understand the toll of the crisis and start putting our economy back…