Najat El Hachmi was born in Beni Sidel (Morocco) in 1979. At the age of eight she moved to the city of Vic (Barcelona) and grew up there. She studied Arabic at the University of Barcelona, then worked as a cultural mediator and with refugees before becoming a full-time writer.

Najat El Hachmi wurde in Marokko geboren und lebt seit dem Alter von acht Jahren in Katalonien. Sie studierte arabische Philologie an der Universidad de Barcelona und arbeitet für Presse und Rundfunk.

Najat El Hachmi was born in Beni Sidel (Morocco) in 1979. At the age of eight she moved to the city of Vic (Barcelona) and grew up there. She studied Arabic at the University of Barcelona, then worked as a cultural mediator and with refugees before becoming a full-time writer.

Najat El Hachmi was born in Beni Sidel (Morocco) in 1979. At the age of eight she moved to the city of Vic (Barcelona) and grew up there. She studied Arabic at the University of Barcelona, then worked as a cultural mediator and with refugees before becoming a full-time writer.