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Salma Khadra Jayyusi
Palestinian poet, writer, translator and anthologist (died 2023)
Salma Khadra Jayyusi | |
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Salma Jayyusi | |
| Born | 16 April 1925 Safed, Palestine |
| Died | 20 April 2023 (age 98) Amman, Jordan |
| Known for | poet, writer, translator and anthologist |
| Parent | Subhi al-Khadra (father) |
Salma Khadra Jayyusi (Arabic: سلمى الخضراء الجيوسي; 16 April 1925[1] – 20 April 2023) was a Palestinian poet, writer, translator and anthologist.
She was the founder and director of the Project of Translation from Arabic (PROTA), which aims to provide translation of Arabic literature into English.
Biography
Jayyusi was born in Safed[2] to a Palestinian father, the Arab nationalistSubhi al-Khadra, and a Lebanese mother.
After attending secondary school in Jerusalem, she studied Arabic and English literature at the American University of Beirut. She married a Jordanian diplomat, with whom she travelled and raised three children.[3]