Joumana Haddad

Joumana Haddad (جمانة حداد) is a Lebanese poet, translator, journalist and women rights activist.

She’s been selected as one of the world’s 100 most powerful Arab women in March 2014 by CEO magazine Middle East (position 62), for her cultural and social activism.

She is head of the Cultural pages for "An Nahar" newspaper, and an instructor of creative writing at the Lebanese American University in Beirut. She’s also the editor-in-chief of Jasad magazine, a controversial Arabic magazine specialized in the literature and arts of the body.

She has already published several essays and poetry collections, widely acclaimed by critics. Her books have been translated to many languages and published abroad.

Speaking seven languages, Haddad is a polyglo

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