Atef Abu Saif
Born in 1973
Fiction
Politics
Atef Abu Saif is a Palestinian writer born in 1973 in the Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza.
He holds a PhD in Political and Social Sciences from the University of Florence and teaches Political Science at Al-Azhar University in Gaza.
Abu Saif has authored six novels, two short story collections, three plays, and several political science books.
He serves as Chief Editor of Siyasat magazine and was shortlisted for the 2015 International Prize for Arabic Fiction.
His work often draws from his experiences growing up in Gaza and provides intimate perspectives on Palestinian life under occupation.
