Nahla Chahal
Encyclopedia
Nahla Chahal is a writer, journalist, researcher and activist, born to an Iraq
i mother and Lebanese
father, who were both communist militants. She was one of the leaders of the Organization of Communist Action of Lebanon and a participant in the Lebanese Communist Party
. She is also a columnist at Al Hayat pan Arabic newspaper, which is published in London
. She taught at the Lebanese University
for eleven years, then she later moved to Paris to focus more on research and is now president of the Arab Women Researchers Association.
She is sister of late film director Randa Chahal
and currently resides in Paris
, France
, where Randa died.
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
i mother and Lebanese
Lebanese people
The Lebanese people are a nation and ethnic group of Levantine people originating in what is today the country of Lebanon, including those who had inhabited Mount Lebanon prior to the creation of the modern Lebanese state....
father, who were both communist militants. She was one of the leaders of the Organization of Communist Action of Lebanon and a participant in the Lebanese Communist Party
Lebanese Communist Party
The Lebanese Communist Party – LCP or Parti communiste libanais in French, is a communist political party in Lebanon...
. She is also a columnist at Al Hayat pan Arabic newspaper, which is published in London
London
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. She taught at the Lebanese University
Lebanese University
The Lebanese University is the only public institution for higher learning in Lebanon. Founded in 1951, it has 17 faculties as of 2006 and serves various cultural, religious, and social groups of students and teachers....
for eleven years, then she later moved to Paris to focus more on research and is now president of the Arab Women Researchers Association.
She is sister of late film director Randa Chahal
Randa Chahal
Randa Chahal Sabbag also written Sabbagh, , was a Lebanese film director, producer and screen-writer born to an Iraqi mother and Lebanese father....
and currently resides in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, where Randa died.
Publications
- Une Irakité latente (2003), which was published in Le Moyen-Orient sous le choc
- La formidable capacité d’intégration du système libanais (2002)
- Avril à Jénine (2000)