11 Facts About Colette Khoury

Colette Khoury is a Syrian novelist and poet, born in 1931, who is the granddaughter of former Syrian Prime Minister Faris al-Khoury.

Colette Khoury was very patriotic, as she wrote several collections of stories about the 1973 October War, known as the Yom Kippur War one of which was called "Luminous Days".

Colette Khoury was a pioneer of Arab feminism, and wrote angry stories in the 1950s about men and their selfishness.

Colette Khoury's career began in 1957 and has spanned more than 6 decades.

Much of Colette Khoury's work stemmed from her desire to avoid blatant retaliation; writing was the best and only way she could express herself.

Colette Khoury dedicated her work to immersing herself in the female psyche, particularly defending women's right to love.

Colette Khoury has written more than 20 novels, as well as many political and literary articles.

Colette Khoury created a strong woman in her story whose love was not so overpowering that it blinded her or made her weak, in order to maintain the image of a strong, female leader.

In 2008, Colette Khoury was appointed literary advisor to the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Colette Khoury currently writes for the Syrian governmental newspaper Al-Ba'ath on a broad range of political and literary issues.

Colette Khoury has been twice married and divorced to the Spanish musician Rodrigo de Zayas, who is a grandson of American diplomat Francis Burton Harrison and the son of Mexican artist Marius de Zayas.