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from her turmoils. While confined to her father's home, al-Othman demonstrated her love for education, which led her father and poet, Abdallah al-Othman, to open up his library to her. He told her that "one day, you'll be a famous poet." Abdallah forced al-Othman to attend all of his literary forums, but he did not allow her to publish any articles under her own name. She moved out of her father's house in 1965 and was truly free for the first time.
177:(Lebanon, The Heart’s Other Half) is based on her love for Lebanon that she developed when she visited the country for the first time at the age of 8 years old, "Wasmiyya comes out of the Sea," is based on her birth when her mother tried to throw her out the window, "Days in Yemen" and "A Diary of Patience and Bitterness," are parallels of her experiences with the Kuwaiti and Iraqi conflict.
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Al-Othman decided to marry a
Palestinian doctor and ignored the conservative expectation to marry one's own cousins. Her husband was supportive of her writings and encouraged her to publish them. Simultaneously, al-Othman's father tried to prevent her from publishing, but when he died shortly after
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Laila al-Uthman's education was cut short despite her want to learn. At a young age, her teachers nurtured her talents and encouraged her. However, she was withdrawn from school due to old Arab traditions that forced women to stay home after the marriage of their older siblings. After she graduated
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Living in the father's post-divorce house was not pleasant. She was negatively labeled "the daughter of the first wife" and was mistreated by her stepmother and step-siblings. Her father ignored her and he remained absent for most of her early life. She began drawing on walls as a source of solace
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at a small seaside town. When she was born, her mother threw her out a window because she wanted a son. In the end, al-Othman was saved by the nurse. Many of her future works are inspired by this unfortunate event. Sometime in her childhood, her parents divorced, and al-Othman ended up living with
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writer, novelist, short story writer, and a famous fictionist who was born into a prominent
Kuwaiti family in 1943, and only 22 years later she made her writing debut in a local newspaper featuring her opinion on social and literary issues. During the course of her career, she has published 14
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Her openness on social issues made her the target of criticism. She is against
Islamists, they have filed lawsuits against her. In 2000 al-Uthman was briefly imprisoned for making blasphemous statements. The conviction is a result of her usage of the provocative words in her novel
132:. Despite facing another obstacle after the Persian Gulf War, al-Othman remained positive. She said in an interview that “I am living a new childhood with my grandchildren. My life is full of happiness. I realized my dream and became a loved writer.”
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She is analyzing the Arab world and does not plan to write a novel on it any time soon. When asked about the future of the Arab world, she responded optimistically but she does issue a caveat that if “the
Islamists get power, especially in
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During the
Persian Gulf War, al-Uthman remained in Kuwait to experience the brutal struggles of war. This upheaval broke apart al-Othman and her family. She recounted these painful memories in many of her written pieces including
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Her works often deal with social conflict between men and women in Arabic society and the aspirations of women and their potential power in a hostile environment. Among her works are the novels
154:(A Diary of Patience and Bitterness). In some of these writings, the violent images of war is juxtaposed to the serene image of the Persian Gulf when it created the first Arab Parliament.
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She has stated that she is working on a new novel that focuses on her forgotten neighborhood of Kuwait. She recently made a trip to Beirut for a book signing to promote her new book
347:(Wasmiyya comes out of the Sea) (1986): This novel was chosen as one of top 100 Arab novels written in the 21st century and has been adapted into a movie, a radio show, and a play.
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In 2004 Uthman started giving out the Laila al-Othman prize. The prize is presented every two years to one talented young Arab writer for his or her creative fiction writings.
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Another conflict that influenced her was the 2006 Lebanon War. The fighting in the country that she loved since her visit at the age of 8 years old inspired her to write
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al-Othman was remarried to Walid Abu Bakr, a fellow
Kuwaiti writer and novelist. He was banished from Kuwait after Kuwait gained back its freedom from
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though both words had been approved by the
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from her local high school, she did not pursue a post-secondary education, but she was still able to succeed as a writer.
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her marriage her name appeared in many newspapers and publications. She began writing for a daily column in the
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SUNY series, Women
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Male
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Many of her writings, although fictional, are heavily influenced by her past.
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Laila al-Othman, is the fourth girl of the family, she was born in 1943 in
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Al-Muhâkama…Maqta’ Min Sirat al-Wâqi’ (The Trial… A Glimpse of
Reality)
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254:, this will be a real catastrophe that falls upon the Arab world.”
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collections of short stories, nine novels, and many news articles.
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Yawmiyyât as-sabr wa al-Murr (A Diary of Patience and Bitterness)
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334:“Fathiah takhtar Mawtaha” (“Fathieh Chooses her Demise”)(1987)
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493:"السياسة جريدة كويتية يومية | Al SEYASSAH Newspaper"
497:السياسة جريدة كويتية يومية | Al SEYASSAH Newspaper
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Husni, Ronak; Newman, Daniel L. (13 February 2012).
438:"Laila al-Othman: A Life of Difference and Defiance"
274:“Al-Mar’a wal Qitta” (“The Woman and the Cat”)(1985)
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315:“I’mraa’ fi Ina’” (“A Woman in an Vase”) (1976)
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635:"Othman's works enrich Arab literature"
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305:(The Trial… A Glimpse of Reality)(2000)
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303:Al-Mohakama…Maqta’ Min Sirat al-Waqi’
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325:Khamsat was Khamsûn Hikâyat Qaseera
318:“Ar-Raheel” (“The Departure”)(1979)
687:Arab States of the Gulf literature
25:
1082:Kuwaiti women short story writers
960:Abdulaziz Mohammed Majid Al-Farsi
296:Ayyâm Fi al-Yaman (Days in Yemen)
233:Among the award recipients, were
1087:20th-century short story writers
1:
467:Cohen-Mor, Dalya (May 2005).
192:(2000) and the short stories
97:her father and step-sisters.
345:Wasmiya takhruju min al-Bahr
278:Wasmiya takhruju min al-Bahr
186:Sumayya Comes Out of the Sea
152:Yawmiyyât as-Sabr wa al-Murr
1062:Kuwaiti short story writers
574:P., A. (26 February 2000).
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1072:20th-century women writers
526:. Saqi Books. p. 1.
321:"Aba’at al-Maqâm" (2012)
1077:Kuwaiti women novelists
639:www.arabtimesonline.com
310:Short story collections
282:Wasmiyah Leaves The Sea
1067:20th-century novelists
547:Tijani, Ishaq (2009).
293:Al-Mahkama (The Trial)
1042:Kuwaiti women writers
837:Mohammad Hassan Alwan
553:. BRILL. p. 50.
442:english.al-akhbar.com
290:Al-‘Asas (The Coccyx)
226:Laila al-Othman prize
182:The Woman and the Cat
877:Youssef al-Mohaimeed
202:Love Has Many Images
150:(Days in Yemen) and
857:Fawziyya Abu Khalid
852:Abdullah al-Bakheet
832:Abdulaziz al-Mishri
769:Fatma Yousif al-Ali
741:Ebrahim Al-Arrayedh
194:A Woman in a Vessel
175:Lubnan Nisf al-Qalb
141:Political conflicts
882:Ibn Aqil al-Zahiri
822:Abdul Rahman Munif
779:Ismail Fahd Ismail
611:on 24 October 2014
436:Mariam, Abdallah.
18:Leila Othman Prize
1057:Kuwaiti novelists
1029:
1028:
1011:Nasser al-Dhaheri
988:Mohammed al-Ajami
892:Laila al-Ouhaydib
862:Taher Zamakhshari
784:Ebrahim al-Khaldi
751:Fawziyya al-Sindi
560:978-90-04-16779-7
533:978-0-86356-886-2
379:www.banipal.co.uk
375:"Laila al-Othman"
239:Bassam Almusallam
161:(The Coccyx) and
148:Ayyâm Fi al-Yaman
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339:Recognition
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1036:Categories
615:14 October
582:16 October
384:16 October
352:References
163:Al-Mahkama
136:Influences
122:Al-Siyasah
88:Early life
937:Abdo Khal
241:in 2013.
208:Criticism
190:The Trial
105:Education
83:Biography
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204:(1982).
196:(1976),
184:(1985),
169:Personal
159:Al-‘Asas
114:Marriage
53:Novelist
50:Language
723:Bahrain
76:Kuwaiti
74:) is a
761:Kuwait
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269:Novels
221:Legacy
94:Kuwait
61:Kuwait
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264:Works
252:Egypt
952:Oman
695:Iraq
646:2014
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