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“Some youths watch football to escape this reality, while others read and write novels and books,” Sabah added.
Huda Kadhem waits anxiously for feedback on her first novel, scrutinised by a book club in Iraqi Kurdistan’s Erbil, where young authors are breathing new life into a centuries-old oral culture.
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“This is the first time my book is being critiqued,” the 17-year-old first-year medical student said.
“I learnt a lot about how to improve my writing and storytelling,” she said, adding that comments from other writers, readers and professors had given her “enormous encouragement” to continue.
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In Iraqi Kurdistan, Book Clubs And Science Fiction Offer Escape By Qassim Khidhir
on April 25 2021 12:43 PM
Huda Kathem waits anxiously for feedback on her first novel, scrutinised by a book club in Iraqi Kurdistan s Arbil, where young authors are breathing new life into a centuries-old oral culture. This is the first time my book is being critiqued, the 17-year-old first-year medical student told AFP. I learnt a lot about how to improve my writing and storytelling, she said, adding that comments from other writers, readers and professors had given her enormous encouragement to continue. A book club meets in Arbil in Kurdistan in northern Iraq, one of several trying to give homegrown authors a platform
In recent months, the eight book clubs that have sprung up in Kurdistan make a point of giving homegrown authors a platform and regularly discuss narratives tackling social issues.