Reem al-Kamali
Reem Al-Kamali is an Emirati author and journalist. She was born in 1979 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She is primarily interested in heritage and ancient languages.
Biography
Al-Kamali completed her high school education in Al-Ittihad School in Dubai. She obtained a Diploma in Social Studies from Al-Ain Scientific College. Then, she went on to obtain her Bachelor's Degree in History from the Lebanese University in Beirut.She worked as a columnist in Emirati newspapers from 1996-2000. She also worked as an editor for political and cultural columns from 2001-2008. She has been working at Al-Bayan newspaper since 2008, and she works as designer of her cultural column known as 'Masarat.' She has been the newspaper's librarian since 2015.
Memberships
Al-Kamali is a member of various organizations and literary unions, including:- The Emirati Journalists' Union
- The Emirati Writers' Union
- Al-Owais Creative Award Assembly
- The GCC History and Archeology Association
Her works
The Sultanate of Hormuz, Owais Prize for Creativity in 2015The Statue of Dalma, winner of the Sharjah Award for Arab Creativity Rose’s Diary, shortlisted for the Arabic Booker Prize in 2022Awards
- Al-Owais Creative Award for The Sultanate of Hormuz, 2015
- The Sharjah International Book Fair Best Emirati Book Award for The Statue of Dalma, 2018.
- Her novel, Rose's Diary, was shortlisted for the Poker Award in 2022 and was longlisted for the Sheikh Zayed Book Award for 2021.