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Essam M. Al-Jassim

ESSAM M. AL-JASSIM is a writer and translator based in Hofuf, Saudi Arabia. He taught English for many years at Royal Commission schools in Jubail. Mr. Al-Jassim received his bachelor's degree in foreign languages and education from King Faisal University, Hofuf. His translations have appeared in a variety of print and online literary Arabic and English-language journals.

I Cried Because You Told Me
by Abdulqader S. Al-Ghamdi, translated from the Arabic by Essam M. Al-Jassim

May 2, 2022 Contributed By: Abdulqader S. Al-Ghamdi, Elizabeth Johnson, Essam M. Al-Jassim

Cried Because Told Me

I recall the prickly pear shrub that never failed to pierce me as I tucked my skinny body behind it, trying to hide…

Filed Under: Featured Content, Featured Translation, Fiction, Translation Posted On: May 2, 2022

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