Yasmin Zaher Explained

Yasmin Zaher (ar|ياسمين زاهر) (born 1991) is a Palestinian journalist and writer. Her journalism has appeared in Al-Monitor,^[1] Haaretz,^[2] and Times of Israel. Her debut novel, The Coin, was published July 2024.

Early life and education

Zaher is from Jerusalem. She has a Bachelor of Science in biomedical engineering from Yale University and a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from The New School, where she was advised by Katie Kitamura.^[3]

Writing

Zaher's debut novel, The Coin, is narrated by a Palestinian woman living in New York. Central themes include fashion, luxury, and consumerism, which intensify in a trip to Paris where the protagonist participates in a Birkin bag reselling scheme,^[4] as well as dirt and cleanliness.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Bibliography

• Book: Zaher, Yasmin . The Coin . 2024-07-09 . Catapult . 978-1-64622-210-0.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Zaher . Yasmine . 2022-05-24 . Israel's record on investigating journalists' killings . 2024-02-23 . . en . 2024-02-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240223200713/https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/05/israels-record-investigating-journalists-killings . live .
2. Web site: 2019-05-12 . Yasmin Zaher – Writer . 2024-02-23 . . en . 2022-08-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220810142905/https://www.haaretz.com/ty-WRITER/0000017f-da5a-d249-ab7f-fbfabb790000 . live .
3. Web site: Spring 2023 . Catapult Books: Meghan Gilliss, Larissa Pham, and Yasmin Zaher with Kendall Storey . 2024-02-23 . . 2024-02-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240223200713/https://as.nyu.edu/departments/cwp/reading-series/spring-2023/catapult-books-reading.html . live .
4. Web site: Waalkes . Bekah . 2024-07-18 . The Cheapness of Luxury . 2024-07-29 . The Atlantic . en.
5. News: Athitakis . Mark . 2024-07-05 . Review A Palestinian novelist’s debut captures the turmoil of her homeland . 2024-07-29 . Washington Post . en-US . 0190-8286.
6. Web site: Christensen . Lauren . 2024-07-11 . Book Review: ‘The Coin,’ by Yasmin Zaher . 2024-09-04 . The New York Times.
7. Web site: Specter . Emma . 2024-07-03 . ‘You Smell the Blood in the Air’: Yasmin Zaher on Her Richly Rewarding Debut Novel, ‘The Coin’ . 2024-09-04 . Vogue . en-US.