Ayman Sikseck is a columnist and literary critic who studied comparative literature at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was the co-editor of “The Palestinian Nakba in Hebrew Poetry, 1948-1958,” published in 2009. His novel TO JAFFA grew out of several short stories that received numerous awards, including the Ha’aretz short story competition. 

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Awards:

• Creative Writing Fellowship program at the National Library of Israel 

Further Material:

• Ayman Sikseck's TO JAFFA in World Literature Today

• Interview to CBC Radio on Israeli "Nation State" Bill

• "The struggle for Arabs in Israel is against everyday racism"- Interview with Mararida Santos Lopes

• i24News Interview About Identity and Coexsisting in Israel

• An Open Letter to Muslim Leaders About Denouncement of Terror  

• Interview for ARD (in English) About Life as Arab Citizen in Post-Election Israel