Madrid, 21 July 1965: From Nizar to Salma; great excitement at the arrival of a copy of Eyes from Seville; Nizar’s initial impressions of the work; gentle teasing that Kuzbari has made the character too conservative; praise for Kuzbari for impressing her own nature into that of the character; brief musings on the relationship between personal identity and writing.
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From Nizār Qabbani to Salmá al-Ḥaffār Kuzbarī, Salmá al-Ḥaffār Kuzbarī papers, Ms.2019.005, Brown University Library
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Salmá al-Ḥaffār Kuzbarī (1923-2006), a Syrian scholar, feminist, writer, poet, and women ’s rights activist created this collection. Her writing and activism focused on the challenges of being a woman in the Arab world and draws from her own experiences. …
