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Writer/artist shortlist

ICORN cities of refuge have hosted more than 130 persecuted writers and artists since 2005. Browse the list of former and current ICORN writers/artists for more information about each individual writer/artist. You can categorize by country and city of refuge.

ICORN writer Field ICORN city From country

Ahmedur Rashid Chowdhury / Tutul

Publisher, editor, writer

Skien
Bangladesh
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Felix Kaputu

Writer, Scholar

Krakow
Congo
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Hafizullah Shahirati

Writer, scholar

Levanger
Afghanistan
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Zamira Abbasova

Journalist, podcaster

Leiden
Azerbaijan
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Mohammed Hassan Abdullah

Writer, translator, researcher

French literature, children's books, Poetry
Tromsø
Iraq
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Ehsan Abedi

Journalist, poet, literary critic

Iran
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Carlos A. Aguilera

Poet, writer, cultural critic

Frankfurt
Cuba
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Pegāh Ahmadi

Poet, scholar, literary critic, translator of poetry

Frankfurt
Iran
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Jahangir Alam Akash

Journalist, human rights defender

Tromsø
Bangladesh
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Iman Al Ghafari

Poet, researcher, academic writer

Sigtuna
Syria
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Nada Al Khawwam

Poet, journalist

Berlin
Iraq
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Amira Al Sharfi

Photo journalist

Paris
Yemen
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Housam Al-Mosilli

Writer, journalist

Linköping
Syria
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Basem Al-Nabriss

author, poet, philosopher

Barcelona
Palestine
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Manal Al-Sheikh

Poet, translator

Stavanger
Iraq
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Khalid Albaih

Artist, political cartoonist

Copenhagen
Sudan
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Svetlana Alexievich

Investigative journalist, writer

Gothenburg
Belarus
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Amir Ali

Journalist, blogger

Egypt
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Salah Salim Ali

Writer, researcher in translation and linguistics

Kristiansand
Iraq
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Soudabeh Alishahi

High school teacher, writer

Oslo
Iran
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Safaa Alwan

Editor, journalist, writer

Skien
Iraq
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Ali Amar

Journalist, writer

BrusselsLjubljana
Morocco
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Maria Amelie

Writer

Krakow
Russia
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Kareem Amer

Journalist, blogger

Bergen
Egypt
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Asieh Amini

Poet, journalist, and women's rights activist

Trondheim
Iran
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Dejan Anastasijevic

Investigative journalist, writer

Brussels
Serbia
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Lookeesan Appuththurai

Journalist

Bergen
Sri Lanka
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Parvin Ardalan

Journalist, women's rights activist, writer, editor of feminist websites

Malmö
Iran
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Ashraf Atraqchi

journalist/art critic/curator

Iraq, Journalist, artist, Curator
Stockholm
Iraq
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Abazar A. Bagi Hamid

Musician

Harstad
Sudan
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Mohammad Baharloo

Writer, editor

Frankfurt
Iran
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Lawon Barszczewski

Writer, translator

Krakow
Belarus
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Sahar Bayati

Journalist, interpreter, news editor

Haugesund
Iran
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Faraj Bayrakdar

Journalist, poet

Stockholm
Syria
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Sihem Bensedrine

Journalist, writer, human rights defender

Barcelona
Tunisia
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Dessale Berekhet

Journalist, writer

PEN Eritrea, children's books
Bø
Eritrea
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Seedy Bojang

Author, editor, journalist

corruption, criminality, social issues, freedom of expression
The Gambia
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Noufel Bouzeboudja

Writer, performer, journalist

Algeria
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Arash Chakeri

Novelist, poet, singer-songwriter

Brussels
Iran
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Song Chi

Writer, journalist, film director

Kristiansand
Vietnam
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Jude Dibia

Author/Activist

Malmö
Nigeria
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Boubacar Boris Diop

Novelist

Mexico City, Casa Refugio Citlaltépetl
Senegal
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Gilles Dossou-Gouin

Novelist, poet, activist

Molde
Benin
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Hika Fekede Dugassa

Writer, university lecturer

Ethiopia
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Islam Elsanov

Filmmaker, writer

Stavanger
Chechnya
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Araz Elses

Singer, musician

Stavanger
Azerbaijan
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Mohsen Emadi

Poet, translator

Mexico City, Casa Refugio Citlaltépetl
Iran
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Aslı Erdoğan

Novelist, poet

Krakow
Turkey
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Hasan Yousefi Eshkevari

Journalist, researcher

Iran
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Ramy Essam

Musician

Arab Spring, Tahrir Square
Malmö
Egypt
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Ashur Etwebi

Poet, physician, translator, activist

Trondheim
Libya
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Girma Fantaye

Journalist, writer, poet

Ljubljana
Ethiopia
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Benyamin Farnam

Producer, editor, filmmaker

Oslo
Iran
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Kosar Fattahi

Writer

Oslo
Iran
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Omid Shams Gakieh

Journalist, artist, author, literary critic

Århus
Iran
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Amin Ghazaei

Journalist, activist, writer

Amsterdam
Iran
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Jiao Guobiao

Journalist

Norwich
China
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Mohammad Habeeb

Poet, writer, translator, human rights activist

Stavanger
Syria
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Mezgebu Haile Habtewold

Journalist, writer

Stockholm
Ethiopia
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Khaled Harara

Rapper

hip-hop, youth workshops
Gothenburg
Palestine
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Abdul Hakim Hashemi Hamidi

Writer, playwright, theatre director, human rights activist

Paris
Afghanistan
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Fadi Abou Hassan

Cartoonist

Drøbak
Palestine
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Hossein Heydari

Journalist, director, actor

Bergen
Iran
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Mohsen Hossaini

Artist, animator

Drøbak
Afghanistan
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Nadia Hossaini

Documentary filmmaker

Drøbak
Afghanistan
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Chenjerai Hove

Novelist, poet, playwright

PEN Zimbabwe, shona
Stavanger
Zimbabwe
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Hai Ba Huynh

Guest Writer, Lillehammer City of Refuge 2011 - 2013

Lillehammer
Vietnam
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Philo Ikonya

Writer, journalist, human rights activist

Oslo
Kenya
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Mamon Ali Jabari

Writer, journalist

Levanger
Syria
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Nama Jafari

Poet, writer, blogger, editor

Filternet
Lillehammer
Iran
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Li Jianhong

Freelance writer and journalist

Stockholm
China
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Sepideh Jodeyri

Poet, translator

Poetry
Iran
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Irakli Kakabadze

Writer, human rights activist

Georgia, literature, human rights, performance, writer, Journalist, theatre for change, polyphonic blues band
Barcelona
Georgia
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Ali Kalaei

Journalist, blogger

Eskilstuna
Iran
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Ayaz Khonsyawashan

Poet, journalist

Bergen
Iran
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Boris Korkmazov

Novelist, short story writer, advocate for minority language rights

Brussels
Russia
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Mansour Koushan

Poet, author, playwright, film- and theatre director

Stavanger
Iran
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Ratan Kumar Samadder

Blogger

Bergen
Bangladesh
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Amani Lazar

Amani Lazar is a well-known literary translator and writer from Homs in Syria, and holds a diploma in Law from the faculty of Law in Damascus. From her base at the International People’s College (IPC) in Elsinore, Lazar continues her work as a literary translator, and participate in collaborations with the cultural sphere in Helsingør, in Denmark and internationally.

Elsinore
Syria
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Mazen Maarouf

Writer, journalist, translator

Reykjavik
Lebanon
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Nasrin Madani

Writer, critic, editor

Växjö
Iran
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Otba Fathalla Mahmoud

Writer, journalist

Stavanger
Iraq
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Samah Mahmoud

Writer and poet

Molde
Palestine
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Masresha Mammo

Journalist, editor

Amsterdam
Ethiopia
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Basim Mardan

Writer, playwright, translator

Skien
Iraq
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Rhoda Mashavave

Journalist

Zimbabwe
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Daniel Mekonnen

Writer, scholar

Eritrea
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Christopher Mlalazi

Playwright, novelist, poet

Mexico City, Casa Refugio Citlaltépetl
Zimbabwe
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Ahmed Mohamed

Author, blogger and activist

Skellefteå
Somalia
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Pedro X. Molina

Cartoonist, journalist

Ithaca New York
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Mohamad Alaaedin Abdul Moula

Poet, writer

Mexico City, Casa Refugio Citlaltépetl
Syria
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Gunel Movlud

Journalist, poet, translator

Levanger
Azerbaijan
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Abduallahi Muhiaddin

Freelance cartoonist and journalist

Skien
Somalia
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Musa Mutaev

Short story writer, novelist, editor, teacher

Trondheim
Chechnya
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Suhael Sami Nader

Political commentator, literary- and fine arts critic

Freelance journalist
Copenhagen
Iraq
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Andrei Nekrasov

Filmmaker, writer, journalist, playwright

Haugesund
Russia
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Mana Neyestani

Cartoonist

Paris
Iran
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Mahsa Nikan

psychologist, author of children's stories

children's stories
Oslo
Iran
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Norwan (pseudonym)

Poet

Stavanger
Afghanistan
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Jahanara Nuri

Writer, filmmaker, activist

Linköping
Bangladesh
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"Julia Olivera"

Journalist, writer, artist

EDEFENDERH, ANDEH, Casa Tomada
Jönköping's Län
Honduras
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Erol Özkoray

Journalist, political writer

Växjö
Turkey
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Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo

Writer, editor, journalist, photographer

Reykjavik
Cuba
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Anzhelina Polonskaya

Poet

Poet, Russia
Frankfurt
Russia
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Umm Rafal

... is a pseudonym for a current ICORN Guest Writer whose identity cannot be revealed at this time.

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Mohammad Rahbar

Journalist, writer

Trondheim
Iran
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Anisur Rahman

Poet, playwright, literary critic, essayist, novelist, translator, journalist

Uppsala
Bangladesh
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Arifur Rahman

Cartoonist

Drøbak
Bangladesh
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Elahe Rahroniya

Writer, performance- and visual artist, filmmaker

Poet, artist, multiartist
Stavanger
Iran
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Mansur Rajih

Poet, political activist

Stavanger
Yemen
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Zineb el Rhazoui

Journalist, writer, human rights advocate

Ljubljana
Morocco
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Zurab Rtveliashvili

Poet, performer

Stockholm
Georgia
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Raza Ahmad Rumi

Journalist, author, policy analyst

Ithaca New York
Pakistan
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Hamid Sakhizada

Musician

Harstad
Afghanistan
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Hatem Abdulwahid Saleh

Poet, critic, essayist and journalist

Mexico City, Casa Refugio Citlaltépetl
Iraq
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Babak Salimizadeh

Writer, poet, translator

Norrköping
Iran
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Sonali Samarasinghe

Journalist, lawyer

Paris, Hôtel de Ville, ICORN GA 2016, resistance, journalism, testimony, Sri Lanka
Ithaca New York
Sri Lanka
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Naeimeh Doustdar Sanaye

Journalist, author, human rights activist

Malmö
Iran
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Aziz Sangtarash

Short story writer, editor, poet

Oslo
Iran
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Sameer Abdullah Sayegh

Poet, journalist, translator

Ljubljana
Iraq
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Nawzat Shamdin

Journalist, novelist, literary critic

Skien
Iraq
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Carlos Sherman

Translator, writer, human rights activist

Kristiansand
Uruguay
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Emmanuel Shokrian

Researcher, writer, psychologist

Oslo
Iran
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Tendai Frank Tagarira

Writer

Denmark
Århus
Zimbabwe
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Ammar Tassaei

Writer, reporter

Molde
Iran
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Najati Tayara

Writer, editor

Paris
Syria
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Tesfagiorgis Habte Kelati

Journalist/Author

Luleå
Eritrea
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Bertrand Teyou

Novelist

Mexico City, Casa Refugio Citlaltépetl
Cameroon
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Alex Tor (pseud.)

Journalist

Russia
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Issa Touma

Photographer

Gävle
Syria
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Le Thanh Trung

Blogger, journalist

Tromsø
Vietnam
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Prudence Uriri

Producer, journalist, film maker

Lillehammer
Zimbabwe
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Dr. Sedigheh Vasmaghi

Lawyer, poet and author

Uppsala
Iran
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Malek Wannous

Writer, journalist, translator

Syria
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Nada Yousif

Poet, journalist

Molde
Iraq
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Ragip Zarakolu

Writer, publisher

Sigtuna
Turkey
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Salem Zènia

Novelist, journalist, poet

Barcelona
Algeria
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