by Hend Saeed | Feb 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
Our Winter 2021 series on Iraq’s diverse literary scene, in Iraq and in the diaspora, continues with a look at Hawra al-Nadawi’s Qismat, a novel that traces the journeys of Iraq’s Feyli Kurds: By Hend Saeed Hawra al-Nadawi’s Qismat is based on historical events. This...
by Hend Saeed | Feb 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
Our Winter 2021 series on Iraq’s diverse literary scene, in Iraq and in the diaspora, continues with the introduction to When Darkness Falls (Idha al-Ayyam Aghsaqat) is a semi-autobiographical novel by Iraqi author Hayat Sharara: By Hend Saeed I was introduced to...
by Hend Saeed | Feb 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
By Hend Saeed In this new series of Iraq’s diverse literary scene, we aim to introduce aspects of the Iraqi literary scene that are little-discussed in English. In particular, we aim to shed light on literary works that show the diversity of Iraq’s different...
by Hend Saeed | Feb 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
As part of our Winter 2021 series on Iraq’s diverse literary scene, in Iraq and in the diaspora, Hend Saeed translates a section from the opening of Abdullah al-Sakhi’s acclaimed Pathways of Loss (2013): By Abdullah al-Sakhi Translated by Hend Saeed Chapter One That...
