Zahra Rahmat Allah

Zahra Rahmat Allah (born 1954) is a Yemeni short story writer.[1] She studied English literature at Aden University and worked at Saba, the state news agency. She was also chief editor of the magazine of the Yemeni Women's Union. Her first book of short stories was titled Bidaya Ukhra (Another Beginning) was published from Sanaa in 1994. Her story "The Secret" won a BBC short story competition in 2007.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Arab women writers: a critical reference guide, 1873–1999, by Radwa Ashour, Ferial Jabouri Ghazoul, Hasna Reda-Mekdashi
  2. ↑ Yemeni writer wins BBC story prize, Yemen Observer, June 2007