Zeynep Alp is a seasoned editor, translator, international copyrights manager, and curriculum developer with extensive experience spanning fiction, nonfiction, and children’s literature. She is currently translating Shereen Malherbe’s The Land Beneath the Light into Turkish and has previously translated Miko Peled’s The General’s Son: Journey of an Israeli in Palestine. Dedicated to education and cultural preservation, she is actively developing a decolonized K–12 curriculum on Palestine’s history and culture, aimed at fostering deeper understanding and empathy through storytelling and innovative pedagogy. Her work bridges literature and education, ensuring that voices from diverse cultures are amplified and shared with global audiences.
Yassini Girls (Beacon Books, 2024), the new novel by Shereen Malherbe, invites readers into a rich and emotional narrative, weaving together the personal and the historical. Through the inter…