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Iraqi

A unique expression. Iraqi poet Mazin Mamoory. (Maison de la Poésie)

Mazin Mamoory tours France with his rebellious poetry

Sherif al-Shafei

Iraq

Iraq’s President Barham Salih speaks during an interview. (AP)

Iraqi president says Iraq is no country ‘for settling scores’

Haitham El-Zobaidi

Iraq

Iraqi President Barham Salih (L) during an interview with Dr Haitham El-Zobaidi at the Movenpick Hotel du Lac in Tunis. (Al Arab)

Barham Salih: ‘The power of the state is measured by strength of its institutions’

Haitham El-Zobaidi

Saudi Arabia

Saudi photographer Raed Abdullah al-Maliki. (Courtesy of Raed Abdullah al-Maliki)

Raed Abdullah al-Maliki, Saudi photographer with a passion

Omar Ali al-Badawi

Patricia McCall

Patricia McCall, a senior adviser to the Al Ghanim family’s philanthropy endeavours. (Courtesy of Patricia McCall)

Philanthropy gaining visibility in Arab world

Khadija Hamouchi

tunisia

Tunisian Minister of Women, Family and Children’s Affairs Neziha Labidi. (Twitter)

Bridging the gap between women’s rights and practice in Tunisia

Egypt

Communications and Information Technology Minister Amr Talaat. (Egypt state media)

Egypt sees strategic benefit in boosting ICT

Hassan Abdel Zaher

culture

Mohammed Jamal Amro, chairman of the Children’s Literature Committee of the Jordanian Writers Association. (Courtesy of Mohammed Jamal Amro)

Advocating for children’s book publishing

Hajaj Salama-14811

interview

Faisal Saeed al-Mutar, founder of Ideas Beyond Borders, a US-based translation initiative. (Courtesy of Faisal Saeed al-Mutar)

Why translation matters for the Arab world

Khadija Hamouchi