Alia Malek (born December 29, 1974) is an American journalist and lawyer.
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| Born | December 29, 1974 |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, lawyer |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Early life and career
editMalek was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1974. Her parents had immigrated to the United States from Syria. Malek graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 1996.[1] She then earned a J.D. degree at Georgetown University Law Center. She worked as a civil rights lawyer at the United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division and later went back to school to obtain a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University.[2] She published her first book in 2009, A Country Called Amreeka. From 2011 to 2013, she lived in Damascus, Syria. Her memoir The Home That Was Our Country is based on this period.[3] She also worked as a senior writer for Al Jazeera America.[4] Her stories have appeared in publications such as The New Yorker, The New York Times and The Nation.
Awards
edit- 2016 – Hiett Prize[5][6]
Works
edit- A Country Called Amreeka: Arab Roots, American Stories New York: Free Press, 2009. ISBN 9781416592686, OCLC 297405959
- (editor) Patriot Acts: Narratives of Post-9/11 Injustice San Francisco, Calif. McSweeneys Books 2011. ISBN 9781936365371, OCLC 838115917
- The Home That Was Our Country: A Memoir of Syria New York, NY: Nation Books, 2017. ISBN 9781568585321, OCLC 961457621[7][8][9][10][11][12]
References
edit- ^ Snyder, Julie (February 1999). "Alumni Notes". Johns Hopkins Magazine.
- ^ "Alia Malek." Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors, Gale, 2010. Gale In Context: Biography, link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1000198422/BIC?u=lom_umichdearb&sid=summon&xid=44ca945e. Accessed 11 Apr. 2024.
- ^ Tcacik, Christina (March 10, 2017). "Baltimore native Alia Malek endures war-torn Syria to tell of 'Home That Was Our Country'". The Baltimore Sun.
- ^ Spalding, Emily (November 21, 2016). "Q&A: Alia Malek, reporter and civil rights lawyer". The Daily Princetonian.
- ^ Granberry, Michael (November 7, 2016). "Syrian-American author Alia Malek captures Dallas' $50,000 Hiett Prize in the Humanities". Dallas Morning News.
- ^ "Syrian-American author Alia Malek captures Dallas' $50,000 Hiett Prize in the Humanities". Dallas News. 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
- ^ "The Home That Was Our Country, A Personal & Political Memoir of Syria - The Aerogram". The Aerogram. 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
- ^ Tkacik, Christina. "Baltimore native Alia Malek endures war-torn Syria to tell of 'Home That Was Our Country'". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
- ^ "The Home That Was Our Country: A Memoir of Syria". KING. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
- ^ "New Book Focuses On The 'Humanity Of Syria' Lost In The War". NPR.org. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
- ^ "The pain of losing Syria: On Alia Malek's The Home That Was Our Country". Mada Masr. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
- ^ "Book review: Alia Malek's The Home That Was Our Country mirrors the tragedy of Syria". The National. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
