Najem Wali
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Najem Wali
Najem Wali was born in Basra, Iraq, in 1956. He fled to Germany in 1980, after the beginning of the Iran–Iraq War. After studying in Hamburg and Madrid, he now lives in Berlin where he works as an author and journalist. He was a correspondent for the Arabic daily newspaper Al Hayat and still writes for Süddeutsche Zeitung, Der Spiegel and DIE ZEIT, among others.
Najem Wali was born in Basra, Iraq, in 1956. He fled to Germany in 1980, after the beginning of the Iran–Iraq War. After studying in Hamburg and Madrid, he now lives in Berlin where he works as an author and journalist. He was a correspondent for the Arabic daily newspaper Al Hayat and still writes for Süddeutsche Zeitung, Der Spiegel and DIE ZEIT, among others.
PUBLICATIONS
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Year of Publication: 2018
Sibylle Lewitscharoff, Najem WaliYear of Publication: 2018
Abraham Meets Ibrahim
A highly dramatic scene: a father leans over the defenceless boy, the knife flashing in his hand – when, at the last moment, an angel orders him to sacrifice a ram instead of his own son. The...
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