Background
He was born in 1960 in al-Ain, Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.
(This is a new collection of short fiction from the Arabia...)
This is a new collection of short fiction from the Arabian Gulf. Here, for the first time, is a volume of short stories from this commercially and culturally vital and vibrant center of the Arab world. Life before oil in this region was harsh, and many of the stories in this collection - by both men and women from all corners of the country - tell of those times and the almost unbelievable changes that have come about in the space of two generations. Some tell of the struggles faced in the early days, while others bring the immediate past and the present together, revealing that the past, with all its difficulties and dangers, nonetheless possesses a certain nostalgia.
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He was born in 1960 in al-Ain, Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.
He completed primary school in Al-Ain and secondary school in Abu Dhabi. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from the UAE University majoring in media/French literature. He studied at the French Institute for Media Studies of the Sorbonne University in Paris.
Nasser al-Dhaheri has published several volumes of fiction and non-fiction, including short story collections and novels. Along with Badr Abdel Malik, he has also co-edited a two-volume anthology of short stories from Arab cultures of the Persian Gulf. As a journalist, he has been involved with a number of publications, such as al-Ittihad newspaper, Fairuz magazine, al-Idari magazine and Faris magazine.
Nasser al-Dhaheri is famous as a documentary filmmaker. His film "A tale of Water, Palm Trees and family" is the longest film in the UAE, 142 minutes, with a high production cost. The film took part in 20 international film festivals, and won sixteen different awards: seven awards as best director, best foreign film twice, best story twice, best content, best film cultural preservation, and best feature documentary film, including the Best Film in the 2017 International Film Festival for Documentary, Short, and Comedy.
Nasser al-Dhaheri is the publisher and chief editor of Hudhud, an electronic newspaper which appears in Arabic, English, French and Spanish. In 2009, al-Dhaheri was a participant in the inaugural IPAF Nadwa. His work has appeared in English translation in Banipal magazine. He is the head of military media, editor in chief of Der’ Al-Watan journal, Al-Dhafrah journal, Al-Ittihad newspaper; general director and editor in chief of the Arab press and media, Almar’a Al yawm, Al-rajol alyawm, Alriyada alyawm, Shabab alyawm, Atfal alyawm; executive editor of Dar Al-Sayyad publications, Fairuz journal, Al-Edari journal, Al-Faris journal- Lebanon.
He also works as an editor in chief of the Disney Publications in theWarner brothers-BBC, Arabic editions for children, as well as publisher and editor in chief of “hdhod.com” AR- ENG- FR- ESP-PERS. He is the Head of Emirates Writers Union, member of the International Organization of Journalists, member of the advisory committee for the project: “a book in a newspaper” of the UNESCO, member of the board of trustees of Arab Journalism Award-Dubai.
Nasser al-Dhaheri co-edited a two-volume anthology of short stories from the Gulf, and is presently chief executive editor of the magazines Fairuz, Al-Idari and Faris, and publisher and editor of Hudhud, an electronic newspaper in Arabic, English, French and Spanish. He is award-winning documentary filmmaker.
(This is a new collection of short fiction from the Arabia...)
When the palm trees are buried
A step in life, two in death
Their voices (a book on the Gulf’s male storytellers) - joint work with Badr Abdulmalik
Their voices (a book on the Gulf’s female storytellers) - joint work with Badr Abdulmalik
Night euphoria interrupted by the day
Quotations: " I wish the documentary filmmakers to take care of all the artistic processes, because in the end this is a cinema and this is a film in the first place. The beautiful idea is not enough if you do not find professional photography, montage, fine music, sound design and other technical things that are ignored by many of the documentary films makers."
