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Aisha al-Ghais is an Emirati poet and storyteller, and she specializes in writing about Emirati heritage.
Biography
She was born in Ras Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.
She obtained her bachelor's degree in Arts and Education from the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) before obtaining her master's degree in Literature and Criticism from AlWasl University, where she did her thesis on Emirati literature.
She worked as a researcher and novelist and received a number of awards for her research, literary, and voluntary work. These awards include: Khalifa Award for Educational Excellence, Ras Al-Khaimah Excellence Award, Sharjah Educational Excellence Award, Emirati Women Award, Al-Owais Literary Award, and more.
Awards
Aisha al-Ghais obtained a number of educational, literary, voluntary, and scholarly awards, including the following:
Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award For Distinguished Academic Performance
Khalifa Award For Education
Sharjah Award for Educational Excellence
Ras Al-Khaimah (RAK) Award for Education and Excellence
Sharjah Award for Voluntary Work
Publications
= Short story collections
=Nuskhatun La Tashbahuni (A Clone Dissimilar To Me) - 2011
AsSirrul Dafin (Buried Secret) - 2011
= Poetry collections
=Thakiratul Bahri (The Memory of The Sea) - 2010
Haninul Mawasim (Seasons' Nostalgia)
= Heritage studies
=Danat Minal Emirat (Pearls From The Emirates) - 2008
Al-Fasihu Fil Amthalil Emiratiya (Emirati Proverbs: Part One) - 2020
Al-Hikayatul Shaabiya Lil Amthalil Arabiya (Folktales of Emirati Proverbs: Part One) - 2021
Anthropolojiyatul Hikaya Al-Shaabiya Al-Emiratiya (The A) nthropology of the Emirati Folktale: A Study of Models of the Emirati Folktale Heritage) - 2021
Mu'jamul Kinayat AshShaabiya Al-Emiratiya (Dictionary of Emirati popular metaphors) - 2021
Bara'atul Istihlali Fil Shi'iril Nabatiyil Emiratiy (The ingenuity of the beginning in Emirati Nabati poetry: an aesthetic artistic study) - 2022
Al-Maani Al-Balaghiya Li Asaleebil Amri Wal Nahi Fil Amthalil Emaratiya (The rhetorical meanings of commands and prohibitions in Emirati proverbs: a rhetorical analytical study) - 2022
Mu'jamul Dakhil Fil Aamiyal Emaratiya (Al-Dakhil dictionary in Emirati colloquial language) - 2022
Al-Tayru Wal Dawab Fil Amthalil Emaratiya (Birds and animals in Emirati proverbs) - 2022
Ramziyatul Tayri Fil Shi'ri An-Nabatiyil Emaratiy (The symbolism of the bird in Emirati Nabati poetry: an aesthetic artistic study) - 2022
Osloobiyatil Adabil Qiyadiy (Stylistics of leadership literature: Emirati poetry as a model) - 2022
= Children literature
=Al-Qamariyul Ajeeb (The Wonderful Lunar) - 2016
Al-Hanthalul Anid (The Stubborn Palmer) - 2016
AsSayyadu Wa Samakatul Barbar (The Fisherman and the Barber Fish) - 2016
Wa Lil Nakhlati Hikayatun (The palm tree has a story) - 2016
Al-Ghaymatu Dima Fi Liwa (The cloud is always in Liwa)
Hakatha Tubnal Awtan (This is how nations are built) - 2019
Farashatul Saada (Butterfly of Happiness) - 2019
AnNahla 'Asoola (The Honey Bird)
Umm Khalfan Wa Khirafiha (Umm Khalfan and her sheep) - 2019
Ar-Ratbu Tabasheer Al-Qayth (Wet signs of heat) - 2020
Laysa As-Siru Fil Qubba'a (The secret is not in the hat)
Alamatni An-Nujoom (The stars taught me) - 2020
Al-Amma Salama Wa Dajajtuha (Aunt Salama and her chickens)
Al-Battatu Shahraman Al-Akwal (Shahraman Al-Akol The Duck)
At-Tawus Marmar Wal Ghurabul Aghbar (The Alabaster Peacock and The Dusty Crow)
Aljum At-Tammaa' (The Greedy Toad)
Ma Atyabul Luqaimat (The Delicious Lugaimat) - 2020
Aj-Jamalu Kahil (Kahil The Camel) - 2020
Matha Rasamat Hind? (What Did Hind Draw?) - 2020
Khudeira' Wa Ahlamuhal Kabira (Khudeira' and Her Big Dreams) - 2020
Aousha bint Khalifa Al Suwaidi: Timeless Emirati Figures - 2021
Marwan Wa Misbarul Amal (Marwan and the Hope Probe) - 2021
Salma Salem Al Sharhan, the first Emirati nurse - 2021
Aklat Osha Fi Ramadhan (Osha's Ramadan Meals) - 2021
Oshana Wal Thi'b (Oshana and the Wolf: An Emirati Folktale) - 2021
Thabiya Wa Sirrul Miftah (The Doe and The Key's Secret) - 2021
Al-Thaa'lbu Wal Imlaq Al-Saghir (The Fox and The Mini Giant) - 2021
Saeed bin Rashid bin Ateej Al Hameli: A series of timeless Emirati personalities - 2021
Himaratul Qayila (Hamara Al-Qayla: A story inspired by Emirati folklore) - 2021
Baqartu Shumoos Al-Huloob (The Dairy Cow) - 2021
Basma Wal Aam Al-Jadid (Basma and The New Year) - 2021
Budoor Wa Sirbal Tuyoor (Budoor and The Flock of Birds) - 2021
Kitabu Rasa'il Ila Imra'a Taskunul Jannatu Tahtu Qadamayha (Letters to my mother)
Alam Tasmaa' Qawlal Mathal? (Didn't you hear what they say?) - 2021
Ar-Ra'iya Wal Nimr (The Shepherdess and the Tiger) - 2021
Zaruqa Al Hakima (Zarooqa The Wise) - 2021
Taa'iru Abul Hannaa' Yat'alamu Mihnatal Jadat (A robin learns the profession of grandmothers) - 2021
Al Majidi Bin Dhaher: Timeless Emirati Figures Series - 2022
Watanil Aghla (My Dearest Land) - 2022