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IN THE PRESS: INTERVIEWS, REVIEWS, & CRITICISM

"Kuwaiti writers welcome change to book censorship laws" (Quoted)
The National

TEXTUAL NEWS & INTERVIEWS

​Fanack Chronicle of the Middle East & North Africa, “Nada Faris — The Anglowaiti”

Khaleejesque, “Nada Faris: A Writer Who Doesn’t Self-Censor”

Khaleejesque, Interview about Anglowaiti Literature (pages: 80-81)

bazaar, “Nada Faris: The Personal Strategist. On Language, Literature, And Kuwait’s Creative Landscape”

The Times, “Nada Faris: ‘An Anglowaiti’ Writer and Performance Poet”

The National, “The new voices of Kuwait eager for change”

The National, “Kuwaiti writers welcome change to book censorship laws”

Arabian Business, “Arab Woman Awards Kuwait 2018 winners announced 19 women from Kuwait awarded by H E Sheikh Mubarak Fahad Al-Salem Al Sabah”

The Guardian, “New Arabic short story prize meets with cautious welcome”

British Council’s Blog, on Kuwait’s literature scene after performing at Shubbak Festival International Writing Program's Blog, "Fall Residency 2013: over, already?"

ArabLit, "Iowa’s International Writing Program Sees First Participants from Yemen, Bahrain"

​Kuwait Times, "The GELL Creative Writing Seminars and Workshops" 8/5/2013 (p.31) 

TV & RADIO INTERVIEWS

Radio interview: The Breakfast Show with Tee and Aki 99.7 RKFM, 2/26/2015

Radio interview: DJ Aki and with DJ Maha's The Drive Back 99.7 RKFM, 2/22/2015

TV interview: Al-Rai TV, Raykum Shabab, 3/26/2014

Radio interview: 93.9 FM “Al-Boom,” Discussing my experience at the International Writing Program, organized by the US Embassy in Kuwait, 3/20/2014

Radio Interview with Maha Alasaker: The Night Ride with DJ Sandi, Superstation 99.7 RKFM, 1/8/2020

Radio Interview: The Night Ride with DJ Sandi, 99.7 RKFM, 6/28/2017

​Radio interview: The Drive Back with DJ Maha 99.7 RKFM, 8/25/2015

BOOK REVIEWS & FEATURES

Float Magazine, Book Review of Women of Kuwait by Dana Stirling

Hyperallergic, A Kuwaiti Artist Photographs Women in the Intimate Sanctuary of Their Bedrooms

Musee, Book Review: Women of Kuwait

Rolling Stone, Feature: Women of Kuwait, Photos by Maha Alasaker, Words by Nada Faris

Columbia University, School of the Arts, 'Women of Kuwait', a Collaboration by Current Poetry Student Nada Faris, Released to Acclaim Musee, Book Review: Women of Kuwait

Kuwait Times, “Mischief Managed”

bazaar, “Finding Magic in Mischief: Nada Faris’s ‘Mischief Diary’ Is A Must-Read For All Ages”

bazaar, “Nada Faris Celebrates New Online Space With First Ebook”

Newfound, “Nada Faris’s ‘Fountain of Youth’: A Collection of Fiery Poems”

Fiker Institute, "How Women Shaped Kuwait's Literary Scene," by Dr. Shahd Alshammari

Wired, "Web Semantics: Global English Saturation," Bruce Sterling
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Gulf Book Reviews, “Nada Faris’ Before Young Adult Fiction”

ACADEMIC

Alshammari, Shahd. Kuwaiti Women Writers and Anglophone Choices: Charting New Territories. International Journal of Arabic-English Studies (IJAES) Vol. 22, No.1, 2022. [English]

Tirca, Mihaela. Literary Activism in Anglowaiti Writing: Gender in Nada Faris's Literature. Departament de Filologia Anglesa i Alemanya. Tesis (2020). [English]

Mahmoud, Alaaeldin. "Of Majors and Minors: Reflections on Kuwaiti Literature in English." 1616: Anuario de Literatura Comparada, 8 (2018), 107-120. [Spanish / English]
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Dashti, Abdulmohsen. “The role and status of the English language in Kuwait: How is English used as an additional language in the Middle East?” English Today, Volume 31, Issue 3, September (2015), 28 - 33. Cambridge University Press. [English]

OTHER

The International Writing Program, Silk Routes: A virtual route of creative and cultural exchange

​The International Writing Program, "Fall Residency 2013: over, already?"
VIDEOS
Kuwait Television -  Channel 2 - Hala Kuwait 7-6-2021 

​Ayana Ashanti, CEO of Taste of Jamaica, talking about Slam Poetry in Kuwait. She mentions my participation in the Jamaican Embassy's poetry slam around 23:40. Here are some sections from the interview:
Alrai - رايكم شباب 2014-03-26

An interview in Arabic with Kuwaiti television channel "Alrai" where I talk about my writing journey.

​Starts 28:28

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