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Elmaz Abinader | |
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| Born | 1954 Pennsylvania, United States |
| Occupation | Professor, Writer, Poet, Performer |
| Nationality | American |
| Website | |
| http://www.elmazabinader.com/ | |
Almaz Abinader (born 1954 Pennsylvania) is an Arab-American author, poet, performer, English professor at Mills College and co-founder of the Voices of our Nations Arts Foundation. She received the PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award for her poetry collection In the Country of My Dreams..., in 2000.
Life
Work
Bibliography
Books
- In the Country of My Dreams... Sufi Warrior Publishing, 1999
- The Children of the Roojme, a Family’s Journey from Lebanon, Madison, University of Wisconsin Press, 1997
- The Children of the Roojme, a Family's Journey, New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1991.
Performances
- Imagining Peace, Southbank Centre, London UK, October 2010
- Country of Origin, Arabesques Festival, Kennedy Center, Washington DC, March 2009
- Lies War Discrimination, La Pena Cultural Center, Berkeley CA March 1, 2007
- Cease Fire, La Pena Cultural Center, Berkeley CA, August 2006
- Poetry and Music of Arab-Americans, Amazon Lounge, Fresno CA, April 20, 2006
- Voices from the Siege, debuted 2006, La Pena Cultural Center, Berkeley
- 32 Mohammeds, Martin Segal Theater, New York NY, March 3, 2005
- The Torture Quartet, debuted 2005, University of San Francisco
- Flower Girl, Wyoming Arts Council, Casper College, Casper WY, October 2, 2004
- 32 Mohammeds, debuted, 2004 University of North Dakota
- Ramadan Moon, debuted 2000, Porter Troupe Gallery, San Diego
- Country of Origin, debuted 1997, University of California, Berkeley
