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Malu Halasa
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Biography
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Malu Halasa is a writer and editor whose work examines the culture and politics of the Middle East. A founding editor of London's Tank magazine, she also worked on the Prince Claus Fund Library and developed books that bring literature, photography and visual culture together.
Her edited and co-edited publications include Transit Beirut, Transit Tehran, The Secret Life of Syrian Lingerie, Syria Speaks and Woman Life Freedom. Her debut novel, Mother of All Pigs (2017), centres on a family in Jordan. Halasa has written for the British press and worked as literary editor of The Markaz Review.
Reviewed 2026-09-06Selected sources
- Khatt Foundation — Malu HalasaEditorial career, Tank, Transit books and Middle Eastern cultural interests.
- Seven Stories Press — Malu HalasaLater books, novel and literary editing.
- Unnamed Press — Mother of All PigsDebut novel, 2017 publication and Jordanian setting.