Najma Idrees
Najma Abdullah Idrees (Arabic: نجمة عبدالله إدريس; born 25 December 1952) is a Kuwaiti poet columnist and scholar. Biography. Idrees was born in 1952 in Kuwait and graduated from Kuwait University in 1976 as an Arabic literature major, she attained her Ph.D in 1987 from London University - School of Oriental and African Studies in which her dissertation topic was on 'The Concept of Death and its Development in Modern Arabic Poetry' (Arabic: مفهوم الموت وتطوره في الشعر العربي الحديث). Idrees started writing as a poet and researcher since her early university years, and has published most of  her early works on "Al-Bayan" magazine which is issued by the Kuwaiti Writers Association. She is a frequent participant in the Cultural Weeks hosted by the National Council for Culture, Arts and Literature which takes place annually in different Arab countries. I Her contributions also include weekly columns for "Al-Jarida" newspaper, articles for monthly magazines, and open discussions in the local press and radio interviews.