1. Taghreed Najjar was born on 28 September 1951 and is a Palestinian-Jordanian writer and publisher.
11 Facts About Taghreed Najjar
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Taghreed Najjar is the writer of over 50 Arabic children and young adults books.
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Taghreed Najjar is the founder of Al Salwa Publishing House.
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Taghreed Najjar is a member of the Jordanian Writer's Association.
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Taghreed Najjar is an author of children and young adult books who was born on 28 September 1951 in Jordan.
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Taghreed Najjar worked as an English teacher and published her first children book "Safwan the Acrobat" in 1977.
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Taghreed Najjar has published more than 65 published books for children and young adults and she is considered a pioneer of modern literature of children in Jordan.
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In 2019, Taghreed Najjar was nominated for Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.
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Taghreed Najjar's books were translated into different languages including Turkish, English, Swedish, French, and Chinese.
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Taghreed Najjar participated in many international and regional conferences, events, and festivals like the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature in 2018.
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Taghreed Najjar has been shortlisted and nominated for many awards including the Etisalat Award for Arabic Children's Literature, Sheikh Zayed Book Award, and Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.