Randa Jarrar is a queer Palestinian-American author, professor, filmmaker, and performer. She grew up in Kuwait, Egypt, and Palestine, and moved to New York at the age of 13. She is the writer of the memoir Love Is An Ex-Country, the novel A Map of Home, and the collection of stories Him, Me, Muhammad Ali. She is a filmmaker and actor who has appeared in independent films and on the A24 shows Ramy and #1 Happy Family USA. She is a recipient of a Creative Capital Award and an American Book Award, as well as awards and fellowships from the Civitella Ranieri Foundation, the Lannan Foundation, Hedgebrook, and others.
Portrait of Palestine Futures Intiative Nominee, Randa Jarrar. Image Courtesy of the Artist.