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Meet the Author
Arifa Al-Yahya
Arifa Al-Yahya was born in Hayfa, Palestine, before the Nakba of 1948. In May 1948, she and her family, like thousands of other Palestinians, were forcibly displaced from their homeland and became refugees.
Her family first sought refuge in Lebanon, settling in Hammana, a village situated in the mountains of Lebanon among forests and cedar trees. Hammana was where the family had spent many summers vacationing before the Nakba. With limited opportunities for work and education, the family later moved to Syria, where schools were free for everyone and better work opportunities were available.
Arifa graduated with honors from Damascus University with a degree in English Literature. After her marriage to Jawdat Hindi, she and her husband moved to Kuwait, where both worked in the field of education and raised their four children—three sons and a daughter. After their children completed their university studies in the United States, she and her husband decided to retire in the US.
Following the loss of her husband, who was her lifelong partner and soulmate, she continued pursuing her passion for writing. She now lives in Raleigh, NC surrounded by her children and grandchildren. This is her second book and her first published work. Her first book, a personal memoir, was written and shared privately with family members and friends.