Hanan Qassab Hassan حنان قصاب حسن |
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Born | January 1, 1952 Damascus, Syria. |
Occupation | Writer, Theatre director, Academic |
Hanan Qassab Hassan (Arabic: حنان قصاب حسن) (b. Damascus, January 1, 1952) is a prominent Syrian writer and academic.
Hanan's father was the prominent lawyer and writer Najat Qassab Hassan. She holds a PhD in French literature from the University of Paris III. She is currently the dean of the Higher Institute for Dramatic Arts in Damascus and a professor of Art history at the University of Damascus. She also served as the general secretary of the 2008 Arab Capital of Culture festivity.[1]
Hassan has conducted many studies on drama, performing arts, plastic arts and culture and published in academic revues and periodicals. She works as a consultant and co-ordinator for cultural activities for the Delegation of the European Commission in Syria and the French Cultural Center in Damascus. She is a member of the redaction committee for 2 reviews of drama and plastic arts, published by the Ministry of Culture in Syria. She is also a correspondent and writer for babelMed, a cultural website financed by the European Commission.[2]