ICORN Writers: P - Q - R - S - T

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Mansur Rajih

As a young university student, Mansur Rajih's poetry was published in local newspapers. His work was critical of the Yemeni regime, and in 1983 he was arrested and imprisoned under the guise of a murder charge. The following year he was sentenced to death.

For fifteen years organizations such as PEN International and Amnesty International campaigning for Mansur’s release, which was finally granted in 1998 when he was flown directly from prison to Stavanger City of Refuge.

Since that time Mansur Rajih has written and published three volumes of poetry and his life (thus far) has been the subject of several short films.

Umm Rafal

. . 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.

Aziz Sangtarash

Former Guest Writer of Oslo City of Refuge, he is a short story writer, editor and poet. Aziz Sangtarash was born in Abadan, Iran and studied literature at the University of Teheran. Persecution and imprisonment prevented him from completing his studies and his work was censored by the Iranian authorities. He is a member of the Iranian Writers' Union.

Abu Al Teman

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