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Alaa al-Qatrawi
Alaa al-Qatrawi
	Alaa al-Qatrawi in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, in 2022
Native name	Alaa Naim Ali al-Qatrawi
Born	November 3, 1990 (age 35);
Pen name	“خنساء فلسطين”
Occupation
Language	Arabic
Nationality	Palestinian
Citizenship	Palestine
Education	PhD in Arabic literature, Islamic University of Gaza
Notable awards
Children
Parents	Naim Ali al-Qatrawi, (Father)
	www.alaaalqatrawi.com

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Alaa al-Qatrawi (Arabic: آلاء القطراوي, romanized: Ālāʾ al-Qaṭrāwī; born November 3, 1990) is a Palestinian poet, writer, journalist and educator.^[1] She is nicknamed “The Khansa of Palestine”, (Arabic: “خنساء فلسطين”) for her poetic talent and literary role, and for her touching poetry that speaks about loss and resilience, inspired by the tragic loss of her four children during the war. ^[2]

Alaa al-Qatrawi received her Phd degree in Arabic literature from the Islamic University of Gaza in 2022.

In 2022, Alaa won a Saud al-Babtain Prize for Poetic Creativity for her Diwan (collection) of poetry titled “A Waterwheel Trying to Sing “, romanized: (Sāqiya tuḥāwilu al-ghinā’).^[3] Dr.Alaa al-Qatrawi tragicalay lost her four children in December 2023, when Israeli forces bombed their house in Khan Yunis, during the war launched by the Israeli occupation following the October 7th, 2023 attacks.^[4].

Biography

Early life and education

Alaa al-Qatrawi was born in Gaza in November 3th, 1990. She is the daughter of Naim Ali al-Qatrawi who is originally from Qatra, Palestine. She completed her elementary and secondary education in Gaza before joining the institut of Arabic studies at the Islamic University of Gaza in 2008. There, she continued her university studies, earning her bachelor‘s, master‘s and doctoral degree in Arabic literature, and graduated with a PhD in 2022.

Career

Dr.Alaa al-Qatrawi is a Palestinian poet, writer, broadcaster, and educator. She worked as an Arabic language teacher in UNRWA schools, where she developed various educational materials. She also served as a language editor for educational texts and adapted them into animated stories for the UNRWA channel.

Alaa had also worked in journalism and radio, hosting the poetry program “On the Euphrates of the poetry” on the Palestinian Ministry of Education’s Educational Radio, and “Conversation of the soul” on the Islamic University of Gaza’s radio.

Participation in events

Poetry (Diwan) collections

Awards and honours

References

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-”’Alaa al-Qatrawi”’ ([[Arabic]]: آلاء القطراوي, [[Romanization|romanized]]: ”Ālāʾ al-Qaṭrāwī”; born November 3, 1990) is a [[Palestinians|Palestinian]] poet, writer, journalist and educator.<ref name=”alpha1″>{{cite web|access-date=13 October 2025 |date=2017-03-08 |lang=ar |title=لاجئة من مخيم النصيرات للاجئين تتأهّل للمرحلة النهائية في مسابقة “أمير الشعراء” |url=https://refugeesps.net/post/2860/%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%ac%d8%a6%d8%a9-%d9%85%d9%86-%d9%85%d8%ae%d9%8a%d9%85-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d8%b5%d9%8a%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d9%84%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%ac%d8%a6%d9%8a%d9%86-%d8%aa%d8%aa%d8%a3%d9%87-%d9%84-%d9%84%d9%84%d9%85%d8%b1%d8%ad%d9%84%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d9%87%d8%a7%d8%a6%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d9%85%d8%b3%d8%a7%d8%a8%d9%82%d8%a9-%d8%a3%d9%85%d9%8a%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b4%d8%b9%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%a1|website=Paletinian Refugees Portal}}</ref> She is nicknamed ””The [[Al-Khansa’|Khansa]] of Palestine””, (Arabic: “خنساء فلسطين”) for her poetic talent and literary role, and for her touching poetry that speaks about loss and resilience, inspired by the tragic loss of her four children during the war. <ref name=”alpha2″>{{cite web|title=”آلاء نعيم القطراوي .. خنساء فلسطين”|url=https://www.mc-doualiya.com/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%AC/%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%87-%D8%B4%D9%88/20250304-%D8%A2%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%86%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%8A-%D8%AE%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%81%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%86|date-access=2025-11–08 |date=2025-03-04|website=Monte Carlo Doualiya |author=Hanan abdalla}}</ref>
+”’Alaa al-Qatrawi”’ ([[Arabic]]: آلاء القطراوي, [[Romanization|romanized]]: ”Ālāʾ al-Qaṭrāwī”; born November 3, 1990) is a [[Palestinians|Palestinian]] poet, writer, journalist and educator.<ref name=”alpha1″>{{cite web|access-date=13 October 2025 |date=2017-03-08 |lang=ar |title=لاجئة من مخيم النصيرات للاجئين تتأهّل للمرحلة النهائية في مسابقة “أمير الشعراء” |url=https://refugeesps.net/post/2860/%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%ac%d8%a6%d8%a9-%d9%85%d9%86-%d9%85%d8%ae%d9%8a%d9%85-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d8%b5%d9%8a%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d9%84%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%ac%d8%a6%d9%8a%d9%86-%d8%aa%d8%aa%d8%a3%d9%87-%d9%84-%d9%84%d9%84%d9%85%d8%b1%d8%ad%d9%84%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d9%87%d8%a7%d8%a6%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d9%85%d8%b3%d8%a7%d8%a8%d9%82%d8%a9-%d8%a3%d9%85%d9%8a%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b4%d8%b9%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%a1|website=Paletinian Refugees Portal}}</ref> She is nicknamed ””The [[Al-Khansa’|Khansa]] of Palestine””, (Arabic: “خنساء فلسطين”) for her poetic talent and literary role, and for her touching poetry that speaks about loss and resilience, inspired by the tragic loss of her four children during the war. <ref name=”alpha2″>{{cite web|title=”آلاء نعيم القطراوي .. خنساء فلسطين”|url=https://www.mc-doualiya.com/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%AC/%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%87-%D8%B4%D9%88/20250304-%D8%A2%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%86%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%8A-%D8%AE%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%81%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%86|date-access=2025–|date=2025-03-04|website=Monte Carlo Doualiya}}</ref>
 Alaa al-Qatrawi received her [[PhD (Hon)|Phd]] degree in [[Arabic literature]] from the [[Islamic University of Gaza]] in 2022.