Najwa Binshatwan

Najwa Binshatwan (; born in 1970) is a Libyan academic and author. She was one of 39 Arabic language writers under the age of 40 selected for the anthology "Beirut39" in 2009. Her novel "Zareeb Al-Abeed" was shortlisted for the 2017 International Prize for Arabic Fiction.
Biography.
Najwa Binshatwan was born in Ajdabiya, Libya, in 1970. She obtained a master's degree in education, after which she worked as a lecturer at Garyounis University. She also completed a doctoral degree in humanities from La Sapienza University in Rome, Italy. Her doctoral research focused on the slave trade in Libya and the repercussions on Libyan society and organization in the Ottoman period (1552-1911). 
Works.
Bibliography taken from the Beirut39 writers' biographies.
Plays.
"Al-Metaf" [The Coat], (2003).