Inaya Jaber | |
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عناية جابر | |
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Born | 1958 |
Died | 10 May 2021 (aged 62–63) |
Occupation(s) | Writer, poet, journalist |
Inaya Jaber ( Arabic: عناية جابر; 1958 – 10 May 2021) [1] was a Lebanese writer, journalist, artist and singer. She has published nine collections of poetry and one collection of short stories. She lived in Beirut. [2] [3] [4]
Jaber was born in 1958 in Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon. She studied at the Lebanese University and at the Lebanese National Conservatory of Music. She wrote a weekly column in al-Quds al-Arabi (London) for over twenty years and was also a contributor to the Lebanese newspaper al-Safir, writing on arts and culture. [5] [6]
In addition to writing, she was a visual artist and singer and has performed concerts internationally including in Egypt and Italy. [5]
Jaber has three adult children, all of whom live in the United States. [7] She lived in Beirut. [2]