Listen to Hazem’s interview with Dr. Ramzi Salti on Arabology, where they discuss the two novels Four Steps Behind and A Place for Peace.

Jordanian author Hazem Tabbaa publishes his latest novel Four Steps Behind

 

Hazem Tabbaa is a Jordanian author who is studying Math-Computer Science and Philosophy at the University of California, San Diego. After developing a habit of writing at an early age, Hazem published a series of philosophical articles for Odyssey. A Place for Peace is his debut novel and was inspired by his Jordanian identity.

His Latest novel Four Steps Behind takes a closer look at societies’ perceptions of women and their roles in their communities, and was loosely based on his maternal grandmother’s journey from Berlin to Amman.

All photography provided by Bisher Tabbaa

 
 

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