Ibtisam Barakat
Ibtisam Barakat is a Palestinian-American author, poet, artist, translator, and educator. She was born in Beit Hanina, near Jerusalem. Her memoir Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood won numerous awards and honors, including the International Reading Association's Best Non Fiction for YA, 2008, the Middle East Council Best Literature Book Award, 2007, and the 2008 Arab American Book Award in the Children/ Young Adult Category.
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