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Kamal Al-Solaylee (born 1964) is a Canadian journalist, who published his debut book, ''Intolerable: A Memoir of Extremes'', in 2012. Born in Aden, his family went into exile in Beirut and Cairo following the British decolonization of Yemen in 1967.〔("Reflections on growing up gay in Yemen" ). ''Toronto Star'', 20 May 2012.〕 Following a brief return to Yemen in his 20s, Al-Solaylee moved to London to complete his PhD in English, before moving to Canada.〔 He has worked extensively as a journalist in Canada, including work for ''The Globe and Mail'', ''Report on Business'', the ''Toronto Star'', the ''National Post'', ''The Walrus'', ''Xtra!'' and ''Toronto Life''. He is currently the director of the undergraduate journalism program at Ryerson University.〔 His book ''Intolerable: A Memoir of Extremes'' is a memoir of his experience as a gay man growing up in the Middle East.〔("Escape from intolerance: one man's journey to Canada from Yemen" ). ''The Globe and Mail'', 16 July 2012.〕 The book was a shortlisted nominee for the 2012 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction,〔("Kamal Al-Solaylee shortlisted for Writers' Trust award" ). ''Xtra!'', 25 September 2012.〕 the 2013 Lambda Literary Award in the Gay Memoir/Biography category,〔("Rae Spoon, Kamal Al-Solaylee among Canadian Lambda nominees" ). ''Quill & Quire'', 6 March 2013.〕 and the 2013 Toronto Book Award.〔("Toronto Book Awards shortlist announced" ). ''Toronto Star'', 15 August 2013.〕 He served on the jury of the 2012 Dayne Ogilvie Prize, a literary award for emerging LGBT writers in Canada, selecting Amber Dawn as that year's winner. ''Intolerable'' was selected for the 2015 edition of ''Canada Reads'', where it was defended by actress Kristin Kreuk.〔("CBC announces Canada Reads finalists" ). ''Toronto Star'', January 20, 2015.〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kamal Al-Solaylee」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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