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Salam Sarhan
was born in Iraq in 1961. A poet and journalist, he lives in London and works in TV broadcasting. He graduated with B.A. Economics in 1984 from Al-Mustansiriyah University in Iraq. He has published two poetry books and the third is to be published soon; "Abolishing the Questions" Baghdad 1989; "The Horizon of Desire" Beirut 1997; "Salam Sarhan" to be published 2012. Some of his poetry has been translated into English and Spanish.
He has also had hundreds of articles published on a broad range of issues including politics, reviews, criticism, heritage, and literature. These have been published in numerous publications in many countries.
He has been involved in the media since 1984, and has been News Editor, Reporter, Cultural Editor and TV Producer/Presenter for Cultural, news and business programmes on BBC and Al Arabiya TV, among others.
Contributor's Issues
The Tent Generations
Things I Left Behind by Shada Mustafa, translated by Nancy Roberts
Shadow of the Sun by Taleb Alrefai
Birds of Nabaa, A Mauritanian Tale by Abdallah Uld Mohamadi Bah
The Stone Serpent, Barates of Palmyra’s Elegy for Regina his Beloved by Nouri Al-Jarrah
Mansi A Rare Man in His Own Way by Tayeb Saleh (Banipal Books, 2020)
Tayeb Salih
Goat Mountain by Habib Selmi
Habib Selmi, author of Goat Mountain and 3 times shortlisted for the IPAF
The Mariner by Taleb Alrefai (Banipal Books, 2020)
Taleb Alrefai, author of Shadow of the Sun and The Mariner
Digital images
Fadhil Al-Azzawi's Beautiful Creatures by Fadhil al-Azzawi (Banipal Books, 2021)
Fadhil al-Azzawi
Poems of Alexandria and New York by Ahmed Morsi (Banipal Books, 2021)
Digital Banipal promotion B67
Saïd Khatibi
Amjad Nasser (1955–2019)
Digital Banipal the full archive
Denys Johnson-Davies (1922–2017) 70 years translating Arabic literature
Ahmed Morsi, author of Poems of Alexandria and New York
Sarajevo Firewood
The Madness of Despair
Mahmoud Shukair – see special feature of Banipal 70 (Spring 2021)
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Link to poems by Mosab Abu Toha, published in Banipal 71 (Summer 2021), available to read online
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Link to poem by Liana Badr published in Banipal 74, now available as an online selection
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GRIFFIN PRIZE SHORTLIST 2023
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