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Nahil Mohana is the author of the novel No Men Allowed (Arab Scientific Publishers, 2021); the story collection Life in a Square Meter (The Ugarit Cultural Center); and six plays, including High Pressure, which received the 2008 Abdul Mohsin Al-Qattan Prize; Ghoson, which received the 2008 Children’s Culture Award; and Lipstick, which was produced by The Royal Court Theatre in London in 2015. Born in 1982 in Gaza City, Palestine, Mohana is a graduate of Al-Azhar University, and teaches creative writing to children and young adults in Gaza. More at nahilmohana.com. (updated 4/2025)

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