Ameer Idreis

Ameer Idreis (Arabic: أمير إدريس; born 22 December 1999) is a Palestinian-Canadian writer and researcher.

Ameer Idreis
Born22 December 1999
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Occupation
  • Writer
  • Novelist
Nationality
  • Palestinian
  • Canadian
Period2011-present
Genre
  • Young Adult
  • Fantasy
Subject
Notable works
  • The Ewald Series
  • Ships in the Night
Website
www.ameeridreis.com

Ameer's work includes research on urbanism, politics, and planning at the University of Toronto and the School of Cities,[1] as well as academic articles on the role and impact of the Canadian Constitution on Indigenous and minority rights.[2][3]

His play Ships in the Night won the 2023 Hart House Theatre Playwriting Competition,[4] receiving a staged public reading.[5][6]

As a young novelist, Ameer published two books in his debut series The Ewald Series,[7] with awards and recognition from the Hamilton Spectator,[8] the Canada-Arab Business Council, the Council of the Arab League,[9] Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board[10] and the Women's Press.[11] He has also done work for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in association with the Telling Tales Festival, hosting interviews with authors Kenneth Oppel[12] and Kevin Sylvester.[13] Ameer also participated in the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation event the Human Library[14] and guest-hosted on the podcast "Alohomora!"[15]

Works and Publications

Books
  • Idreis, Ameer (October 2011). Ewald and the Gems of Time. ISBN 978-1-300-14049-8.
  • Idreis, Ameer (October 2012). Ewald and the Land of Unknown. ISBN 9781304164261, 978-1-300-14049-8.

Plays

Journal Articles
  • Idreis, Ameer. “Section 35 and the Settler Constitutional Order’s Impediment to the Decolonization of Indigenous Rights.” Politicus 7, no. Special Issue II (2020): 53–61. https://www.queenspoliticus.com/s/Special-Issue-December-Final.pdf#page=53. [2]
  • Idreis, Ameer. “The Charter’s Revolutionary Impact on Gay Rights in Canada.” Gettysburg Social Sciences Review 6, no. 1 (2022): 4. https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/gssr/vol6/iss1/4/.[3]

References
  1. "Ameer Idreis | Department of Geography & Planning". www.geography.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  2. Idreis, Ameer (2020-12-01). "Section 35 and the Settler Constitutional Order's Impediment to the Decolonization of Indigenous Rights". Politicus. 7 (2): 53–61.
  3. Idreis, Ameer (2022-05-05). "The Charter's Revolutionary Impact on Gay Rights in Canada". Gettysburg Social Sciences Review. 6 (1). ISSN 2577-8463.
  4. "Playwriting Competition | Theatre | Hart House". harthouse.ca. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  5. "Ships in the Night | Theatre | Hart House". harthouse.ca. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  6. "Ameer Idreis | Theatre | Hart House". harthouse.ca. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  7. Pearson, Mike (November 22, 2012). "Twelve-year-old novelist launches series". Ancaster News, p. 1, 31
  8. Natalie Paddon, "Ancaster teen pens second book", The Hamilton Spectator, 6 September 2013
  9. Idreis, Ameer (October 2012). Ewald and the Land of Unknown. ISBN 9781304164261.
  10. "Ancaster Meadow Student, 13, Writing Second Novel" Archived 2014-03-15 at the Wayback Machine, HWDSB, 12 April 2013
  11. "BOOK: Ewald and the Gems of Time". (January/February 2013). The Women's Press, pp. 10
  12. "Interview with Kenneth Oppel", Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 10 September 2013
  13. "Interview with Kevin Sylvester", Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 11 September 2013
  14. "Human Library Project", Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
  15. Scull, Eric (22 March 2014). "Alohomora! Episode 75: 'Yay, Death' - now available!". MuggleNet. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
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