- Born in Jabal Mukaber / Jerusalem 1941 - Holds a BA in Philosophy and Sociology _ Damascus University 1965 - Vice-President of the Jordanian Writers Association and member of the Administrative Board of the Association for ten years 1977 _ 1987. - Member of the General Secretariat of the Union of Palestinian Writers and Journalists 1987 _ 2004. - Member of the Palestinian National Council 1988 - 1996. - Editor-in-chief of Al-Tali'a Al-Qudsiya weekly newspaper 1994-1996. * General supervisor of the cultural notebooks magazine issued by the Palestinian Ministry of Culture 1997 - 2000 * Editor of cultural affairs in the "Sawt Al-Watan" magazine issued in Ramallah 1997-2002. * He started writing in 1962 and published several of his short stories in Al-Ufq Al-Jadeed, Jerusalem. He worked as an editor for cultural affairs in Al-Jihad Al-Quds newspaper, then Al-Quds 1965-1967. He worked in the Jordanian Al-Rai newspaper as an editor for the affairs of the occupied territories 1978-1980. The Barrier/ A collection of short stories for children/ 1986/ Dar Al-Karmel for Publishing and Distribution/ Amman. 2 - The Soldier and the Game/ A collection of short stories for children/1986/ Ibn Rushd House for Publishing and Distribution/ Amman. 3- The Donkey's Song / Children's Story Collection / 1988 / Dar Al-Karmel for Publishing and Distribution / Amman. 4- The profession of the rooster / a collection of short stories for children / 1999 / publications of the Ugarit Center for Publishing and Translation / Ramallah. 5- Maryam .. the boy said / A long story for girls and boys / 1996 / publications of the Palestinian Writers Union / Jerusalem. 6- Anna and Jumana / A novel for girls and boys / Ugarit Publications / Ramallah / 2000. 7- Birds on the window/ A children’s story/ UNRWA Publications/ Department of Education- Jerusalem/ 2001. 8- The Boy Who Breaks the Glass/ A Children’s Story/ UNRWA Publications/ Department of Education _ Jerusalem/ 2001. 9- A Harsh Experience/ A Children’s Story/ UNRWA Publications/ Department of Education - Jerusalem/ 2001. 10- The Rabban/ Three Play Scripts for Girls and Boys/ Ugarit Publications/ 2003. 11- The Woodcutter/ Folk Tale/ Dar Al Shorouk Publishing and Distribution - Ramallah/ 2004. 12- The Little King/ A Children’s Story/ UNRWA Publications/ Department of Education - Jerusalem/ 2004. 13- Alaa in the Little House/ Children’s Story/ UNRWA Publications/ 2004. 14- The Tree told us/ Children’s Story Collection/ Ugarit Publications/ Ramallah/ 2004. 15- A Far Planet for My Queen Sister/ A Novel for Girls and Boys / Tamer Publications for Community Education / Ramallah / 2007. 16_ Bread of Others - a collection of stories / Salah El-Din Publications / Jerusalem / 1975 17 _ The Palestinian Boy - a collection of stories / Salah El-Din Publications / Jerusalem / 1977 18 _ Rituals for a naughty woman _ Very short stories/ Dar Ibn Rushd Publications / Amman / 1986 19 _ The Silence of the Windows _ Very Short Stories / Al-Ahly Publications / Damascus/19 91 20 _ Another shadow of the city _ a biography of the place / Dar Al-Quds publications / Jerusalem / 1998 / second edition / Muhammad Ali Publishing House / Tunisia 2009. 21- A lightning pass _ very short stories/ Dar Al Shorouk Publishing and Distribution/ Amman/ 2002 22 _ Shakira’s photo _ a collection of stories/ The Arab Institute for Studies and Publishing/ Beirut/ 2003 23 _ My cousin Condoleezza _ a collection of stories/ The Arab Institute for Studies and Publishing/ Beirut/ 2004 24 _ A Small Courtyard of Evening Sorrows - Very Short Stories / The Arab Institute for Studies and Publishing / Beirut / 2004 25 _ Fascinating Cities and Wild Air - Travels / The Arab Foundation for Studies and Publishing / Beirut / 2005 26 _ Minor Possibilities - Very Short Stories / The Arab Institute for Studies and Publishing / Beirut/ 2006 27 - Mirrors of Absence / Prose Texts / The Arab Institute for Studies and Publishing - Beirut / 2007 28 - A White Dog with a White Spot / A Children's Story / Ugarit Center for Publishing and Translation / Ramallah / 2008 29 - Jerusalem alone is there / Nofal Publishing House / Beirut / 2010 30 - Jerusalem told us / texts, diaries and testimonies / Palestinian Ministry of Culture / 2010 31 - Dreams of the Skinny Boy / A Novel for Girls and Boys / Tamer Foundation for Community Education / Ramallah 2010 32 - The City of Loss and Desire / Nofal Publishing House / Beirut / 2011 33 - The Donkey Journey And other stories / children's story collection / linden publications / Ram Al His 2011 34 - Praise for the Mirrors of the Country / Diaries / Publications of Dar al-Jundi / Jerusalem 2012 35 - A girl and three boys in the city of grandparents / A story for girls and boys / Tamer Foundation for Community Education / Ramallah 2012 - winner of the Mahmoud Seif al-Din al-Iranian Prize for the short story in 1991. - Winner of the Mahmoud Darwish Prize for Freedom and Creativity in 2011. Lives in Jerusalem and freelances to write