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Wasim Al-Kurdi
Wasim Al Kurdi is a poet, writer and practitioner in the field of drama in education. He is director of the Educational Research and Development Programme at the A. M. Qattan Foundation. He was managing editor of Al-Kateb Magazine, and is currently the chief editor of the Ru’a Tarbawiyya periodic educational magazine and a referee at NATD Journal, published by the National Association for Teaching of Drama. He has published four poetry collections, and has also written four lyrical dance performances produced by Al-Funoun Dance Troupe and the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music. He has several published studies and books in the field of drama and education, including The Burst of Words, Art Education in School Teaching and Men under the Sun: Presence and Absence of Text. He has presented at several conferences, including the IDIERI conference in Singapore in 2015 and the NYU Forum on Educational Theatre in 2016. Some of his research interests include human practice from artistic production and aesthetic perception, and drama as a context for exploring knowledge and artistic inspiration.