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Linda Istanbulli
University of California, Berkeley
Occupation
Graduate Student (Doctoral)
Contact
Discipline
Literature
Sub Areas
Arab Studies
Middle East/Near East Studies
Colonialism
Gender/Women's Studies
Nationalism
Geographic Areas of Interest
Egypt
Syria
Lebanon
Palestine
Arab States
Specialties
Identity & Representation
Modern Arabic Literature
Languages
Arabic (native)
English (fluent)
French (intermediate)
Persian (intermediate)
Spanish (elementary)
Education
MA | 2010 | Arab and Islamic Civillizations | American University in Cairo
BA | 1999 | Arabic Language & Literature | Aleppo University
Abstracts
Rewriting Egypt’s National Narrative: Idris Ali’s Beneath the Poverty Line