Maqbul Moussa al-Alawi
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Maqbul Moussa al-Alawi (born 1969) is a Saudi Arabian novelist. He graduated from the University College of Mecca (affiliated with Umm al-Qura University) and has worked as a teacher. His first novel Turmoil in Jeddah, a work of historical fiction, was longlisted for the 2011 Arabic Booker Prize.