Fadwa Tuqan

Fadwa Tuqan was a Palestinian poet whose work helped shape modern Palestinian poetry. Initially writing about personal confinement, longing, and women’s lives, she increasingly turned toward national identity and resistance after 1948 and 1967. Her major works include *My Brother Ibrahim*, *Alone with the Days*, and the autobiographical *A Mountainous Journey*; she was also recognized with the Jerusalem Award for Culture and Arts in 1990.