ICORN Writers: K - L - M - N - O

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Mansour Koushan

Former ICORN Guest Writer Mansour Koushan comes from Iran where he worked as a theater producer/director, television screenwriter and novelist. He was forced to flee his homeland along with a whole generation of artists. Since moving to Norway, Mansur Koushan has been the artist director of a free theatre group and published his novels in Norway and Sweden.

Basim Mardan

Basim Mardan is the current Guest Writer of Skien City of Refuge. He is a writer, playwright and translator from Iraq. His story can be found in the Winter 2006 Newsletter and on the American PEN website .

Taurai Mbeve

. . is a pseudonym for a current ICORN Guest Writer whose identity cannot be revealed at this time. We hope that we will be able to present this person's real name and writing credentials in the near future. Please check back.

Musa Mutaev

ICORN Guest Writer Musa Mutaev, Trondheim City of Refuge was born in Frunze, Kyrgyzstan but was deported, along with his family, during Stalin's regime. He grew up in Chechnya and studied pedagogic at the university. He worked as a teacher, then as an editor for a literary journal Orga. He is an award winning short story writer and novelist.