Shalash al-Iraqi

Shalash al-Iraqi is the pseudonym of an essayist and fiction writer from Iraq. He first attracted notice in late 2005, writing an opinion column for the website [http://www.kitabat.com/ Kitabat] , and quickly gained popularity among Iraqi citizens, especially those with Internet access. He writes with a dark, sarcastic sense of humour and is said to evoke the voice of the common Iraqi through ordinary language and idiomatic expressions. Shalash al-Iraqi refuses to align himself with particular political groups, and his writings have widespread appeal, transcending ethnic and sectarian differences to evoke a common Iraqi spirit. He lives in Sadr City.

ee also

*Culture of Iraq
*List of Iraqi artists

External links

* [http://shalashaliraqi.blogspot.com/ Shalash al-Iraqi's blog] (in Arabic)
* [http://shalashreview.blogspot.com/ Reviews of Shalash al-Iraqi] (in Arabic)
* [http://healingiraq.blogspot.com/archives/2006_11_01_healingiraq_archive.html#116263422858191849 Healing Iraq on Shalash al-Iraqi] , with English translations of some articles
* [http://ejectiraqikkk.blogspot.com/2006/11/iraqi-personalities-shalash-al-iraqi.html Blog post on Shalash al-Iraqi] with more English translations