“The Circle of Spices: A Novel by Emirati Writer Salha Obaid”

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Issued to the author Emirati Salha Obaid Collections of stories, including the story “Alzheimer’s” in 2010, translated into German, and two other novels. She won many awards, including the Al Owais Award for Creativity for her story “A White Strand Implicitly” in 2016. About her meeting with the Arab public in London, she says: “I feel that every writing and every action that an Emirati person does is an attempt to build a bridge with the different other to introduce the UAE.” “.

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she spoke Emirati writer Saleha Obaid The novel that deals with the transformation in the city of Dubai and women in general. The novel is linked to the heat of spices and the sense of smell. The novel also deals with the established identity and history of the city of Dubai, which the writer wants the other to see this history for what it really is. She stated that the novel discusses the problems that women sometimes arise in the Gulf region and how many things are permissible for men and not permitted for women, and this is a common matter in the eastern component, not just the Gulf.