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Biography of writer and journalist Ziad Jiyousi
- Born in 1955 in Zarqa, Jordan. His family originates from the town of Jiyous in the Qalqilya district of the West Bank, Palestine. He is married and has one daughter and three sons.
- He completed his secondary education in Jordan.
- He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geography from the University of Baghdad (1976).
- He completed his postgraduate studies in Jordan, earning a diploma and a higher diploma
. - He resided in Ramallah, Palestine, from 1997 to 2015, and then divided his time between Amman and his hometown of Jiyous.
He joined one of the Palestinian revolutionary factions in 1968, participated in its battles, and was wounded several times. He was arrested and imprisoned for a total of seven years. He withdrew from the factions at the beginning of 1995. Before his retirement, he served as Director General of the Youth Department in the PLO and, prior to that, as Director of the Department of Returnee Affairs in Jordan. He is
the Director General of the Al-Baydar Foundation for Community Culture, Arts, and Media in Ramallah
. He is a member of the General Union of Palestinian Writers and Authors
, the Jordanian Writers
Association, and the Jordanian Association of Fine Artists.
He presented numerous radio programs on the history of places in Palestine and programs on fine art for a full year on Radio Bisan in Ramallah.
He began writing and publishing in 1972.
He regularly publishes in Jordanian and Arab newspapers, including Al-Rai Al-Youm in London, Al-Arab Al-Youm in Jordan, Al-Rai, Oman Cultural, and Sudan, in addition to Maghreb, Algerian, and Egyptian newspapers. Al-Quds newspaper in Jerusalem, and later Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, published his articles under the title "Your Morning is More Beautiful," which discuss Palestinian heritage, history, and memory.
He has given dozens of interviews to Arab newspapers, magazines, and television channels, and his book signings have received extensive media coverage.
He is active in cultural and artistic fields, with a particular interest in theater, cinema, and the arts.
For many years, he has been a constant companion to his writing, often including photographs with his articles.
- Founding member of the Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center, where he served as Vice President and then President for three years on the administrative board and remains a member of its general assembly in Ramallah.
- Member of the administrative board of the Ashtar Theatre in Ramallah from 2013 to 2015 and is currently a member of its general assembly.
- Member of the general assembly of the Palestinian Cinema Group in Ramallah.
- Member of the Cinema Club in Ramallah.
- Vice President of the administrative board of the Arab Internet Writers Union from 2009 to 2011.
- President of the Arab Internet Writers Union again for the period between 2011-2013 and 2013-2015. Prior to that, he was a member of the International Relations Committee of the Arab Internet Writers Union and a member of the Membership Committee. He was the director of the Arab Internet Writers Union mailing list and the director and general supervisor of the Union's website and forum.
- He was a founding member of the Internet Writers Union – Palestine and its secretary.
- He was a supervisor in several cultural forums on the Internet.
- He was a member of the editorial board of several online magazines.
- He was one of the first internet activists in Palestine and, in early 1998, established the Ramallah Culture and Arts Group on Yahoo! Groups. It is considered the first Palestinian cultural group to achieve widespread international reach, with over 4,000 members.
- He held his first exhibition at the Ru'a Center in Amman, the capital of Jordan, on July 22, 2008, featuring heritage photographs of the Palestinian city of Ramallah, under the title: "Your Morning is More Beautiful - Ramallah." This was followed by several exhibitions about different cities and regions of Palestine, including one in Damascus and another in Cairo.
- He had a personal blog called "Rebellious Spectrums" on Maktoob Blogs before it was shut down. Over several years, it attracted more than 350,000 visitors.
- He has written a semi-weekly literary column since the beginning of 2004 titled "Your Morning is More Beautiful." In it, he connects memory and heritage sites with the present, using photographs he captures during his travels.
- He also writes critical reviews on art, cinema, theater, and literature.
- The Israeli occupation authorities refused to grant him a Palestinian identity card at the end of 1997 under the pretext of security concerns. However, he refused to leave his homeland until he finally received his Palestinian identity card in late March 2008. This allowed him to leave Ramallah after an eleven-year siege that had confined him to the city.
Special Seminars
- Two meetings at Palestine Technical University (Khadouri) in 2008 and 2009 on the memory of places.
- A meeting at the Future Society – Nablus with art students at An-Najah University in 2010 on symbolism in Palestinian film directing.
- Book signing ceremony for (Rainbow Spaces) at the Jordanian Writers Association in Amman in 2009
- Book signing ceremony for (Rebellious Specters) at the Jordanian Writers Association in Amman in 2010
- Literary evening at the Damascus International Book Fair in 2010
- Literary evening at Yarmouk Camp in Damascus in 2010
- Literary meeting at the French-German Cultural Center in Ramallah, September 2010
- Literary meeting in the city of Qalqilya in 2010 on heritage, places, and the memory of place.
- A literary meeting with the "My Book, Your Book" team in Amman on February 22,
2011, about the book "Rebellious Specters."
- A literary meeting in Anabta in 2011 about the heritage and historical sites of Anabta. - A literary meeting in Jenin in 2011
about the heritage and historical sites in Palestine. - A literary meeting in Kafr al-Labad in 2011 about the heritage and historical sites in Palestine.
- A literary meeting in Bethlehem on May 26, 2011, to discuss the author's book "Rebellious Specters."
- A literary meeting at Future University in Jericho on May 30, 2011.
- A literary meeting in Ramallah with the poet Samih Mohsen in 2011, featuring a critical reading of his poetry collection.
- A literary meeting in Amman about the book "Rebellious Specters" at the Baladna Foundation in 2011.
- A literary gathering in Jenin in 2012 with the participation of the poet Samih Mohsen, featuring a critical reading of his poetry collection.
- A literary gathering in Ramallah in 2012 with the poet Majed Abu Ghosh, featuring a critical reading of his poetry collection.
- A literary meeting to present a critical reading of the book "Shafaq Al-Zaghoul's Diaries" by Mona Daher in Amman, April 5, 2012.
- A literary meeting to present a critical reading of the book "Our Little Lives" by Fida Jreis at Dar Al-Shorouk in Ramallah, May 16, 2012.
- A book signing at the Sharjah International Book Fair for my books "Rainbow Spaces" and "Rebellious Spectrums" 2012.
- A seminar on heritage as a catalyst for change at the Sharjah International Book Fair, November 7-20, 2012.
- A seminar on the history and heritage of Deir Al-Ghusoun and Palestinian towns, with a photo exhibition, in Deir Al-Ghusoun/Tulkarm, April 2013.
- A seminar: "Place and Heritage in Palestine" at the Jordanian Writers Association in Zarqa on June 18, 2013.
- A seminar on the role of reading in rebuilding society at the National Security Forces Training Directorate in Jericho. 8/7/2013
- Seminar: Heritage as a catalyst for change in Sharjah at the International Book Fair 2013
- Book signing ceremony for the book "Rebellious Spectrums" at the Sharjah International Book Fair 2013
- Evening on Heritage and Place in Palestine at the Youth Club of Talbieh Camp, south of Amman, Jordan on 26/3/2014
- Seminar entitled: Heritage and Historical Sites in Palestine on 1/6/2014 in the town of Beit Lid, one of the towns of the Tulkarm Governorate.
- A seminar on the decline in reading at the Jericho Public Library on March 10, 2015.
- A seminar entitled: Heritage and Historical Sites in Palestine at the Houari Boumediene Girls' School in Ramallah on March 28, 2015.
- A seminar entitled: Heritage and Historical Sites in Palestine at the Abdullah bin Abbas Library for students of the Islamic School in Nablus on April 21, 2015.
- A seminar entitled: Heritage and Historical Sites in Palestine (Gibdon as a Model) at the Ramallah Girls' School on October 14, 2015.
- A seminar on heritage and historical sites in Palestine at the Sisters' School in Ramallah on November 3, 2015.
- A seminar on heritage and historical sites in Palestine at the Ahliya College in Ramallah on November 4, 2015.
- A seminar on heritage and the decline in reading at the Jiyous Secondary School for Girls in March 2017.
- A seminar on heritage and place in Palestine at the Abdullah bin Abbas Library. 6/12/2018
- A seminar on positive values and the importance of reading at the Union School of Kafr Zibad and Kafr Abboush. 12/2018
- A critical reading of the book "Bullet 666" by the writer Tuffaha Batarseh at the Jordanian Writers Association. 29/7/2021
- A critical reading of the book "Bullet 666" by the writer Tuffaha Batarseh at the National Library/Amman. 14/9/2021
- A critical reading of the novel "Visa" at the General Union of Jordanian Writers. 9/9/2021
Conferences
- Represented Palestine at the Caravan International Film Festival in 2008 in Amman, the capital of Jordan.
- Participant in the Damascus International Book Fair 2010
- Represented Palestine and the Arab Internet Writers Union at the Second Information Security and Safety Conference in Amman, Jordan, at the University of Jordan - Faculty of Law, at the end of 2011
- Participant in the International Book Fair in Jordan, September 2011, and in the Book Fair, October 2021
- Member of the conference and member of the preparatory committee for the Spaces for Arab Creativity and Jordanian and Palestinian Creativity Forum in Amman – September 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018
- Participant in the International Book Fair in Palestine and member of the Cultural Activities and Media Committee and hosting of Arab delegations – in the fairs 8-9-10 for the years 2012-2014-2016
- Participant with a book signing event at the Sharjah International Book Fair between 7-20/11/2012
- Member of the Preparatory Committee for the Information Security and Safety Conference held in Tunisia at the end of 2012.
- Represented Palestine and the Arab Internet Writers Union at the Arab Days for Cybersecurity (Third Session) Mohammed Al-Zain Study Days, December 6 and 7, 2012, Tunisia.
In April 2014 and May 2015
- dozens of conferences, meetings, workshops and joint seminars
- he was honored and presented with commemorative shields from the Anabta Municipality and a shield from Palestinian intellectuals in appreciation of his writings on Palestinian history and heritage and documenting that with dozens of articles and hundreds of pictures at a large ceremony in May 2013 in Anabta.
He received numerous shields, certificates of appreciation, and medals of recognition for his role in documenting Palestinian heritage, places, and history from various towns and official and non-governmental institutions, including: the Palestinian Ministry of Culture; two certificates of appreciation and a medal of excellence from the National Security Forces Training Directorate in Jericho; honorary shields from the Mahmoud Darwish Center in Jenin and the Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya Municipality; the Damin Association in Nablus; the Kur Village Council; the Silwad Municipality and the Silwad Sports and Cultural Club; the Azzun Sports Club; the Jiyous Sports Club; honors from the Ramallah Municipality at a large ceremony in Ramallah; the Abdullah bin Abbas Library in Nablus; the Kafr Zibad and Kafr Abboush Union School/Tulkarm; and other institutions in Palestine, Jordan, and Damascus. He also received numerous certificates of appreciation from the Arab Cultural Forum and the House of Culture and Arts in Amman, the Cyber Security Conference in Tunisia, and many other institutions. He also participated in
the Jerusalem Electronic Conference.
- Member of the 4th Arab Scientific Conference on Cybersecurity and Safety,
on the topic of "Cybersecurity and Social Transformations in the Arab World,"
April 24-26, 2014, at the National Library, Tunis.
- Participant in the 5th Arab Cybersecurity Days Conference: Horizons of Cooperation for Cybersecurity Protection, Beirut, December 1-2, 2015.
Published Books
Paperbacks: Rainbow Spaces/Critical Readings, Rebellious Spectra, Omani Dreams, Smiling Jasmine, Visions in the Realms of Fine Art, Alama Al-Abdallat: A Journey of Art and Creativity.
Books in Press: Your Morning is More Beautiful: Ramallah/Dreams Above the Clouds: Critical Readings in the Novel, Poetry, and Narrative.
E-books include: Whispers of Places/Tours in Palestine, Whispers of Places/Tours in Jordan, Whispers of Places/Arab Tours, Whispers of Places/Tours in Europe.
Books in preparation: "My Beloved, You and the Homeland," "Wet Paths: Readings in Palestinian Cinema."
Published studies
"Migration and its Impact on the Agricultural Reality in Jordan" – Agricultural Engineer Magazine, 1978
; "The Water Crisis in the Middle East" – Issues 1 & 2 – Al-Shaab Jordanian Newspaper
- The militant relationship between the Jordanian and Palestinian peoples from 1939-1986
- A collection of research on refugees in Jordanian camps - Department of Returnees Affairs
YouTube video:
Dozens of documentary tapes of media coverage, radio programs and places in Palestine and abroad on YouTube (Al-Baydar Channel for Culture)
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