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Dr. Barbara Mikhalek

Born in Poland.

Obtained her master's degree in Arabic language and literature in 1991.

Obtained her Ph.D. in 1994 with a focus on “Contemporary Literature in Kuwait”.

In 2002, she obtained the title of Professor at Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland.

She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Polish Eastern Studies Association.

She has edited several books related to Western and Arab cultures.


Her publications include:

"Heritage and Modernity in the Creativity of Laila Al-Othman," Damascus, Dar Al-Mada, 1997.

"Contemporary Kuwaiti Short Stories in War and Peace from 1929 to 1995," Krakow, 1998.


Dr. Barbara Mikhalek
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