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Sinan Antoon

Iraqi poet, novelist, translator and scholar born and raised in Baghdad, now an associate professor at New York University.

StoryMar 20, 2023

“Catastrophic”: Iraqi Writers Sinan Antoon & Feurat Alani Reflect on U.S. Invasion 20 Years Later

StoryDec 02, 2019

Youth-Led Protests Topple Iraqi PM as Demonstrations Calling for Overhaul of Government Continue

StoryNov 26, 2019

Iraqi Scholar Sinan Antoon: Anti-Government Protests Have Led to “Reclaiming of Iraqi Identity”

StoryOct 02, 2014

After U.S. Sanctions & Wars Tore Iraq Apart, Can American-Led Strikes Be Expected to Save It?

StoryAug 11, 2008

Mahmoud Darwish, Poet Laureate of the Palestinians, 1941-2008

StoryJul 06, 2007

An Iraqi Rhapsody: Poet & Novelist Sinan Antoon on the U.S. Destruction of the Iraqi State, His Latest Novel and the Sad Statement that Iraq was Better Under Saddam Hussein

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