Ms. Najjar is a pioneer of modern children’s literature in Jordan, and the author of over 100 books for children and young adults. She has twice been awarded the Etisalat Award for Arabic Children’s Literature and has been shortlisted three times.

Find books by Taghreed Najjar and from Al Salwa Publishers in the UWM International Children’s and Young Adult Collection 

The interview was sponsored by the Institute of World Affairs/Center for International Education, the Arabic Program, and by Global Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.