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Doaa Ibrahim

دعاء إبراهيم

Born 1988 · Egypt

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    IPAF 2026 · Shortlist

    فوق رأسي سحابة

    Fawqa ra'si sahaba

    Title translated by AI:“A Cloud Above My Head”

    Doaa Ibrahim · 36 when first published

    Novel · 208 pages · Crime, Family

    AI-generated summary:From a prison cell, a nurse whose father walked out on her to wed a Japanese woman tells how she came to end the lives of her patients and of everyone who tried to befriend or love her.