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  باسم خندقجي، كاتب وشاعر فلسطيني من مواليد 1983. درس في جامعة النجاح الوطنية في قسم الصحافة والإعلام. اعتُقِل من قبل قوات الاحتلال الإسرائيلية في 2004، وحكم عليه بالسجن مدى الحياة.
  له عدة روايات ودواوين شعر كتبها من داخل السجن.
  فازت روايته «قناع بلون السماء» بالجائزة العالمية للرواية العربية 2024.
  
  

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  Osamah M. Al Muslim - أسامة المسلم

  الاسم : أسامة بن محمد سعد المسلم
  
  مكان الميلاد : الأحساء ١٩٧٧م / ١٣٩٧هـ
  
  الحالة العلمية : بكالوريوس لغة إنجليزية عام ١٩٩٨هـ من جامعة الملك فيصل في الأحساء .
  
  الحالة المهنية : محاضر في اللغة الإنجليزية في الكلية التقنية بالأحساء .
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  المسيرة الثقافية والنشاطات :
  المشاركة في عدد من المحافل الثقافية العربية والأجنبية ، فقد شارك في جميع معارض الكتاب في دول الخليج ومصر وبشكل دوري سنوي
  • تمت استضافته في الأسبوع الثقافي العربي بمدرسة المعلمين العليا في باريس كأول مثقف سعودي يتم استضافته في هذا المحفل الثقافي
  • وكذلك المشاركة في عدد من الندوات الثقافية في أبو ظبي والشارقة وجدة والنادي الأدبي في المنطقة الشرقية .
  • المشاركة في لقاءات تلفزيونية عدة على تلفزيون MBC وقناة الشارقة وقناة الوسطى وقناة الغد .
  • إقامة عدة دورات تدريبية في مجال الرواية في المملكة العربية

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