| Khalifa Araifa | |
| Native Name: | خليفة عريفه |
| Native Name Lang: | ar |
| Birth Name: | Khalifa bin Hassan |
| Occupation: | actor, writer, director |
| Years Active: | 1967—Present |
| Father: | Hassan Ali |
Khalifa Hassan Ali (Arabic: خليفة عريفه, born 1946) is a Bahraini actor, director, and writer,[1] conside red one of the pioneers of theatre in Bahrain.[2] [3] He helped found many institutions, including the Bahrain Writers’ Association, the Awal Theater, and the Bahrain National Cultural Forum. He also wrote short stories and novels, in addition to stage and television screenplays, and he directed extensively.[4] [5] [6]
| Publishing date | Publication | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 1967 | Al-Adwaa (newspaper) | "دموع اليتيم" (“Orphan’s Tears”) | |
| September 28, 1967 | Al-Adwaa (newspaper) | "رحلة العمر" (“Trip of a Lifetime”) | |
| September 28, 1967 | Al-Adwaa (newspaper) | "الابتسامة لن تغيب" (“The Smile Will Not Be Lost”) | |
| November 16, 1967 | Al-Adwaa (newspaper) | "البقعة السوداء" (“Black Spot”) | |
| July 18, 1968 | Al-Adwaa (newspaper) | "عذاب لا ينتهي" (“Endless Torment”) | |
| August 8, 1968 | Al-Adwaa (newspaper) | "السجين" (“The Prisoner”) | |
| September 5, 1968 | Al-Adwaa (newspaper) | "ثرثرة خلف جدار الصمت" (“Gossip Behind a Wall of Silence”) | |
| July 17, 1969 | Al-Adwaa (newspaper) | "الشحات والغوص الجديد" (“Scarcity and New Diving”) | |
| August 21, 1969 | Al-Adwaa (newspaper) | "ذات ليلة من ليالي الأرق" (“One of the Sleepless Nights”) | |
| September 25, 1969 | Al-Adwaa (newspaper) | "ضياع في ليل الجواري" (“Lost Amid the Night Slaves”) | |
| June 18, 1970 | Al-Adwaa (newspaper) | "بداية الطريق" (“Start of the Road”) | |
| 1971 | 9 أصوات في القصة البحرينية الحديثة (“9 Voices in the Modern Bahraini Short Story,” Beirut: Arab Institute for Research & Publishing) | "سيرة الجوع والصمت" (“The Story of Hunger and Wisdom”) | |
| October 26, 1971 | Sada al-Usbu (newspaper) | "آه يا مرفأ الأمان" (“Oh, Safe Harbor”) | |
| February 21, 1972 | New Society (magazine) | "الوجه الذي تأكله الديدان" (“The Face Worms Eat”) | |
| April 1974 | "الدخول في الدائرة" (“Entering the Circle”) | ||
| April 1975 | Iraqi Pens (magazine): Issue 7 | "خيط من الدم" (“Thread of Blood”) | |
| September 1978 | Hana Bahrain (magazine) | "ذكرى لم تنته" (“The Memory Is Not Over”) |
| Title | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Wall of Memories (special) | 1979 | |
| 1990 | ||
| Another Girl | 1993 | |
| 1995 | ||
| 1995 | ||
| Tales of the Sea | 1997 | |
| 2006 | ||
| Sinbad bin Hareb | 2010 | |
| 2016 |