avg_rating: 3.62
name: Samir El-Youssef
about: Samir El-Youssef is Palestinian and was born in Rashidia refugee camp in southern Lebanon. He arrived in London in 1990 where he has been working as a journalist and novelist. In 2005 he won the SwedishPEN-Tucholsky Award for promoting the cause of peace and freedom of speech in the Middle East.