Background
Huda Naamani was born in Damascus on June 2, 1930. Her father died in 1938. Naamani was raised by her mother"s family.
Huda Naamani was born in Damascus on June 2, 1930. Her father died in 1938. Naamani was raised by her mother"s family.
Naamani studied at the Tahjiz, a Syrian institution of learning, to earn her baccalaureate. Following the completion of her studies at the Tahjiz, Naamani chose to study law by matriculating in the Syrian University"s law school.
After moving to Beirut, Huda wrote poetry that revolves around establishing womanhood and citizenship. She is most widely known for her contributions to poetry during the Lebanese Civil War. She is a Lebanese poet and artist who lived in Damascus.
Education and Personal Her education began at French primary and secondary schools called the Lycée-Francias and the Franciscan"s school, respectively.
There, she matriculated in the School of Oriental Studies. She had two sons with Abdel Kader Naamani while she was studying in Egypt.
Naamani returned to Beirut, Lebanon in 1968. Namaani"s true stimulation for writing about the struggles of women in the Arab World results from her experiences during the Lebanese Civil War, which took place from 1975-1990.
She describes the conditions of the country and the challenge for women to oppose the patriarchal society.
Some of her poetic works include "Adkuru Kuntu Nuqtah Kuntu Da"ira" (1978) translating to "I Remember I was a Point, I was a Circle" as well as "Other" and "I" in which she illustrates the instability of the Middle East while expressing optimism for peace, love, and unity for the region and women within the region. Also, in her poems from "Tumbling on the Snow," Naamani further addresses the inequality among men and women in society as well as a woman"s attempt to break such a barrier through her own power. One of Naamani"s most famous works is Rim of the Lock in which Naamani explores individuality of the Lebanese society based on the Lebanese Civil War.
She writes of the pain, violence, and atrocities that occurred during this chaotic time, while suggesting that there are tangible solutions to reach tranquility in the country.
lieutenant is in poetic form and attempts to employ pathetic appeal as well as spiritual allusions to assert her vision of sadness, but also her hope for the future. Her words have also been incorporated within another book,War"s Other Voices: Women Writers on the Lebanese Civil War where Naamani is described by the writer, Miriam Cooke, as "generous" and "courageous" along with other Lebanese women writers identified as "The Beiruit Decentrist."
To You (1970)
My Fingers..Not (1971)
Vision on a Throne (1989)
Houda I am Thy Lord (1991)
Kitab al Wajd Wal Tawajod (1998)
Many Lips you have Shepherd, Many Hands (2001)
"Dot" on "H"
Rim of the Lock
Tumbling on the Snow.
Naamani has also been anthologized by Professor Christian Leshon and Miriam Cooke in Opening the Gates: An Anthology of Arab Feminist Writing. Later Naamani has lived in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait in addition to Great Britain and the United States of America.
Currently, Naamani lives in Beirut working on literary pieces and her personal publishing.