Draft:Nada Bou Haydar Tarabay

Nada Bou Haydar (1983) was / is a [poetess] known for [passion for writing]Married to M Wissam George Tarabay and has 3 children.

Biography
[Nada] was born in Alma - Zgharta, north Lebanon.

Pre-university courses at the Antonine Sisters School-zgharta and the Nazareth Sisters School -Kfarzaina.

Graduated with a Master's degree in Media Sciences from the Lebanese University in 2017.

Career
Poetess, Tv presenter,consultante for several cultural organizations. Won the gold medal in Studio El Fan for the poetry category in 2001-2002. Won the Director Simon Asmar Appreciation Award, which was awarded to her for the first time in the category of poetry in the history of Studio Al Fan in 2001-2002. Won the artistic patent for the poetry category obtained from the lebanese Broadcasting Corporation LBCI and the Judging Committee of the Art Studio in 2002. Received acquittal from the "Cultural Forum for Lebanese International Dialogue" in 2002. Obtained a certificate of appreciation from the artist Wadih Al Safi in 2002. Received a shield of loyalty and appreciation from the National Association in Tariq Al Jadida in 2004. Obtained a Certificate of loyalty and appreciation from the Beirut associations in 2004. Awarded the International Medal by "Global Talents", Mawaheb International magazine allocated her two pages within the magazine- issue 2042,dated July 2003, and the article was titled: " A genius from my country". Won the Sheikh Faisal Al Omar Literary Prize in 2010. Awarded a Plaque of appreciation from the Lebanese German Association for the Development of Culture in 2011. Received a token of appreciation from the Governer of the International Lions Clubs Association,District 351 Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq in appreciation of my creative efforts in 2012. Received a shield of love and appreciation from the "Hadara" Association in 2013. Awarded a shield of pride and appreciation from the Batroun Development and Cultural Association and the National Assembly for Culture, Environment and Heritage in 2013. The Lebanese Ministry of Culture honered her in recognition of her literary contributions within the framework of the 62nd Arab Book Fair in Beirut 2018. Represented Lebanon in the Sharjah Poetry Festival held in the UAE 2019. Represented Lebanon in a joint Lebanese / Czech-Slovak poetry event in 2016. Honered by many cultural organizations in Lebanon and the Arab world. She has written the song "We", a salute to the Lebanese Army. Represented Lebanon in The Jerash Festival held in Jordan in 2023.

she published 4 books:

"A Cry of Silence" in 2005

"The Perfume of Dew" in 2009

"Mirror From Paper" in 2011

" A Ring From Ink" in 2013

She released a Cd: "Poetry In Pain"in 2014

Many of the pioneers of art and literature in Lebanon praised her poetry, in particular: the journalist, critic and poet George Jardak, Dr Walid Gholamiyeh, artist Romeo Lahoud, Dr Claudia Abi Nader, Director Simon Asmar, the writer Jean Kmed, the writer Frederik Njeim, the writer Souhail Matar, Dr Elham Kallab Al Bassat, Professor George Tarabay, Bishop George Khoder, and the poet Moussa Zoghaib.

Works

 * Tv presenter at Otv (Sahriyeh w Ouf) with the poet Moussa Zogheib in 2012.
 * Former director of Public Relations at the "Cultural Forum for International Lebanese Dialogue".
 * Former Media Advisor for the "Literary Salon" in the North of Lebanon situated in Tripoli.
 * Former Member of the Cultural Committee of the Municipal Council in Tripoli.