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Rashid Hussain (1936 – 1977) was a Palestinian poet, journalist, educator, and Hebrew-Arabic translator. He has three known poetry books to his name, including Ma’ al-fajr (At Dawn) (1957) and Ana al-ard la tahrimini al-matar (I’m the Earth, Don’t Deny Me the Rain) (1976). He also edited and translated several poets from Hebrew, including the works of Hayim Nahman Bialik. He is considered the father of modern Palestinian poetry.

Salma Harland is a British-Egyptian literary translator who works between Arabic and English. She was a 2022 Travel Fellow with the American Literary Translators Association; a recipient of one of the Dutch Foundation for Literature's 2023 Translation Grants; and a longlistee for the 2022-23 John Dryden Translation Prize. Her critical writings and translations have appeared in literary journals and magazines such as The Massachusetts Review, Modern Poetry in Translation, ArabLit Quarterly, and Poetry London, and in anthologies with the British National Centre for Writing and Honna-Elles Feminist Publishing House. She tweets as @salmaharland.

Dana Barqawi is a multidisciplinary artist and urban planner, based in Amman, Jordan. She holds a BSc in Architecture and a double MSc in International Cooperation, Urban Development & Emergency Architecture.

For Dana, the act of artistic creation is inseparable from notions of the real world. In times where socio-political changes compose an inherent part of our reality, Dana chooses to reflect the context within her work, consequently creating politically and socially engaged art. Dana’s work challenges colonial narratives, explores indigenous identities, and aspects of womanhood and community. This approach unfolded as a result of her years of work with INGOs and Government bodies, and her International training spanning Europe, Africa & the Middle East focusing on community participation and development.

Growing up with women who painted, sewed, designed, and made art, Dana extends herself through artistry and has a long-standing fascination with detail. Working from a workshop studio in Amman, her work involves experimenting with material and is constantly evolving.

She participated in exhibitions in Amman, Washington DC, Connecticut and Seoul, and she curated an exhibition in collaboration with an academic entity. Dana’s work has been published in World Literature Today, Discontent Magazine, and Meridians Journal.