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Novelist Maha Al-Yamani opens files on psychological pain and mercy killing at Dammam Culture and Arts

Dammam, Saudi Arabia ·

The Dammam Culture and Arts Association held an evening the previous night honouring novelist Dr Maha Al-Yamani on her win of the 2026 Katara Prize for the Arabic novel for her work Yadai La Tartajfan. The evening explored difficult areas of human conscience.

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