Asmaa al-Zarouni
{{short description|Emirati librarian and current Librarian of Amani}}
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| name = Asmaa al-Zarouni
| office = Librarian of Amani
| term_start = September 1, 2019
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1961}}
| birth_place = Sharjah
| office2 = Deputy Chairperson of the Emirates Writers Association}}
{{Infobox library
| name = Amani Library
| native_name = مكتبة الأماني
| native_name_lang = ar
| country = United Arab Emirates
| type = Academic library
| established = {{Start date|2004|5|1}}
| location = Al Ramla West, Sharjah
| coordinates = {{Coord|25.356075|55.4165515|display=none}}
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Asmaa Ali al-Zarouni (also transliterated as Asma' al-Zar'uni and Asma al-Zarooni, born 1961)({{langx|ar|أسماء الزرعوني}}) is the Librarian of Amani Library,{{cn|date=December 2021}} Emirati librarian, poet, short story author, and educator.
Biography
Al-Zarouni is a native of Sharjah, and has a bachelor's degree in education. By profession, she is a librarian.{{cite book|author1=Radwa Ashour|author2=Ferial Ghazoul|author3=Hasna Reda-Mekdashi|title=Arab Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide, 1873–1999|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XN-OBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT481|date=November 1, 2008|publisher=American University in Cairo Press|isbn=978-1-61797-554-7|pages=481–}} She has served as Deputy Chairperson of the Emirates Writers Association.{{cite web|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/article/20131212/ARTICLE/312129872/1002|title=Writers association calls for doing away with stereotypes|website=www.khaleejtimes.com|accessdate=December 12, 2017|archive-date=December 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219182228/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/article/20131212/ARTICLE/312129872/1002|url-status=dead}} She has appeared on numerous panels regarding education in her native country.{{cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uae/khaleej-times/20140429/281668252980932|title=|via=PressReader|accessdate=December 12, 2017}}
Some of al-Zarouni's work has been anthologized in English.{{cite book|author1=Deborah S. Akers|author2=Abū Bakr Aḥmad Bāqādir|title=Oranges in the sun: short stories from the Arabian Gulf|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cgsaAQAAIAAJ|year=2008|publisher=Lynne Rienner Publishers|isbn=978-0-89410-893-8}}
Conferences and seminars headed or attended by Asmaa include:
- Emirates Post International Letter Writing Competition (2003){{Cite web|title=Emirates Post contest winners announced|url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/emirates-post-contest-winners-announced-1.355606|access-date=2021-01-16|website=gulfnews.com|date=May 7, 2003 |language=en}}
- International LetterWriting Competition (2006): conducted by Ministry of Education and the Emirates Writers Union.{{Cite web|last=Reporter|first=A. Staff|title=National student's entry selected for 35th UPU Letter Writing Competition|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/general/national-student-s-entry-selected-for-35th-upu-letter-writing-competition|access-date=2021-01-16|website=Khaleej Times|language=en}}
- 2018 Livre Paris (Paris Book Fair 2018){{Cite web|title=Over forty authors to celebrate Sharjah as Special Guest City at Paris Book Fair 2018|url=http://wam.ae/en/details/1395302674009|access-date=2021-01-16|website=wam}}{{Cite web|date=August 2, 2018|title=Sharjah to Showcase a Rich Cultural Programme as Sao Paulo International Book Fair's First Guest of Honour|url=https://leadership.ng/sharjah-to-showcase-a-rich-cultural-programme-as-sao-paulo-international-book-fairs-first-guest-of-honour/|access-date=2021-01-16|website=Leadership Newspaper|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|title=Sharjah is special guest city at Paris Book Fair|url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/government/sharjah-is-special-guest-city-at-paris-book-fair-1.2186610|access-date=2021-01-16|website=gulfnews.com|date=March 12, 2018 |language=en}}
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Category:21st-century Emirati poets
Category:Emirati short story writers
Category:20th-century short story writers
Category:21st-century short story writers
Category:21st-century women educators
Category:21st-century Emirati writers
Category:21st-century Emirati women writers
Category:20th-century Emirati writers
Category:20th-century Emirati women writers