Salma Khadra Jayyusi

Salma Khadra Jayyusi
سلمى الخضراء الجيوسي
Salma Jayyusi
Born16 April 1925
Safed, Palestine
Died20 April 2023 (age 98)
Amman, Jordan
Known forpoet, writer, translator and anthologist
ParentSubhi al-Khadra (father)

Salma Khadra Jayyusi (Arabic: سلمى الخضراء الجيوسي; 16 April 1925 – 20 April 2023) was a Palestinian poet, writer, translator and anthologist. She was the founder and director of the Project of Translation from Arabic (PROTA), which aims to provide translation of Arabic literature into English.

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