Cathy Sultan

Author bio:

Award winning author of three nonfiction books: Beirut Heart-One Woman's War; Israeli & Palestinian Voices: A Dialogue with Both Sides and Tragedy in South Lebanon-The Israeli-Hezbollah War of 2006. Her first work of fiction The Syrian, a political thriller, was published in October 2014. Damascus Street the sequel to The Syrian, has just been released and is available now. Sultan is also an activist who until recently sat on the Board of Eyewitness Palestine/Interfaith Peace Builders (IFPB), an NGO based in Washington, D.C. IFPB leads delegations of people from diverse backgrounds to Israel/Palestine. These delegations emphasize listening to and learning from those immersed in the reality of the conflict, and advancing the work of Israelis and Palestinians committed to nonviolent struggle and peace with justice. She has led four such delegations and, in November 2012, accompanied a delegation to Gaza.

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Awards USA's Best Book Award and Best Autobiography of 2006 for A Beirut Heart; USA's Best Books of 2006 in the category of History/Politics for Israeli and Palestinian Voices: A Dialogue with Both Sides; 2006 Midwest Book Awards-Honorable Mention in Category of Political Science for Israeli and Palestinian Voices; Tragedy in South Lebanon was Nominated for Best Book of the Year in the Category of Political Science for 2008.

Damascus Street was a finalist for the Eric Hofer/Mntaigne Award for salent Writing.

An Ambassador to Syria received the 2022 Independent Press Awards in the category of Historical Fiction