Samar Samir Mezghanni
{{short description|Tunisian children's author (born 1988)}}
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| period = 1995–present
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Samar Samir Mezghanni ({{langx|ar|سمر سمير المزغني}}; born 27 August 1988) is a Tunisian children's author.
Early life
Mezghanni was born in 1988 to the Tunisian lawyer Samir Mezghanni and an Iraqi mother named Sahar. She has two brothers, Samer and Sirar, and one sister, Siwar.{{Cite web|url=http://www.altaraf.com/vb/showthread.php?t=12476|title=أصغر روائية عربية التونسية سمر المزغني – منتديات الطرف|website=www.altaraf.com|access-date=2016-12-17}}
Education
Mezghanni earned a BA in psychology from Tunis El Manar University and a Master's from the University of Birmingham and is currently undertaking a doctorate in Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Cambridge.{{Year needed|date=January 2024}}
Career
File:Samar Samir Mezghanni Faces of the revolution.png
Mezghanni has written over a hundred children stories and is a member of numerous Arabic and international organizations.{{Cite web|url=http://fikrconferences.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=332:2010-09-17-16-25-50&catid=37:2010-08-30-13-43-22&Itemid=169&lang=ar|title =links |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312235210/http://fikrconferences.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=332:2010-09-17-16-25-50&catid=37:2010-08-30-13-43-22&Itemid=169&lang=ar |archive-date=12 March 2012 |url-status=usurped}} Her first child story was published in September 1997.{{cite web |url=http://www.altaraf.com/vb/showthread.php?t=12476 |title=interview |language=ar |website=www.altaraf.com}} She holds the Guinness records for youngest published writer and the most prolific. Mezghanni has appeared on British media speaking out against extremism in the Middle East.{{Cite news|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-young-women-standing-up-to-extremism-in-the-middle-east/|title=The Young Women Standing Up to Extremism in the Middle East|newspaper=Broadly|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-17}}
Awards & honors
- One of the BBC's 100 Women 2013{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-24579511|title=100 Women: Who took part?|website=BBC|date=22 November 2013}}
- One of the 100 most powerful Arab women 2013 [http://www.arabianbusiness.com/100-most-powerful-arab-women-2013-491497.html Link]
- 'The Youngest Writer in the World' in 2000 by the Guinness Book of World Records
- 'Youngest Most Prolific Writer in the World' in 2002 by the Guinness Book of World Records
- Appeared in the Arabian Business list of 30 Under 30 in 2009http://www.arabianbusiness.com/thirty-under-30/profile/1549?clr=2&sort=first_name{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- 2000 Child Book Award given by then-Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali during the National Day of Culture
- Creativity Collar by the Iraqi Story House in 2002
- Honorary Member of the Tunisian Writers Union{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}
Selected publications
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= Children's literature =
- Mohakamatou Dhi'ib (Trial of a Wolf)
- Holm Fi Hadeekat Al-Hayawanet (A Dream in the Zoo)
References
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External links
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- {{Official website|http://samarsamirmezghanni.com/}}
- [http://www.arabianbusiness.com/thirty-under-30/profile/1549?clr=2&sort=first_name Samar Mezghanni profile on Arabian Business' 30 Under 30]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
{{100 Women by BBC in 2013}}
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Category:Tunisian children's writers
Category:Tunisian women activists
Category:Tunisian women children's writers
Category:Alumni of the University of Birmingham
Category:20th-century Tunisian women writers