Inaam Kachachi
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Inaam Kachachi (born 1952) is an Iraqi
journalist and author. She was born in Baghdad
and studied journalism at university. She worked as a journalist in both print media and radio before moving to France
in 1979. She went on to obtain a PhD
in Paris. She still lives and works in Paris
, and is the local correspondent for a couple of Arabic-language newspapers.
In 2004, Kachachi made a documentary on Naziha Al Dulaimi, the first female cabinet minister in the Arab world. She has also published several fiction and non-fiction titles. These are:
Kachachi's second novel The American Granddaughter was nominated for the Arabic Booker Prize.
Iraqi people
The Iraqi people or Mesopotamian people are natives or inhabitants of the country of Iraq, known since antiquity as Mesopotamia , with a large diaspora throughout the Arab World, Europe, the Americas, and...
journalist and author. She was born in Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
and studied journalism at university. She worked as a journalist in both print media and radio before moving to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
in 1979. She went on to obtain a PhD
PHD
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in Paris. She still lives and works in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, and is the local correspondent for a couple of Arabic-language newspapers.
In 2004, Kachachi made a documentary on Naziha Al Dulaimi, the first female cabinet minister in the Arab world. She has also published several fiction and non-fiction titles. These are:
- Lorna, her years with Jawad Selim (Beirut, 1998) (non-fiction)
- Paroles d’Irakiennes (Paris, 2003) (non-fiction)
- Sawaqi al-Quloob (Streams of Hearts, 2005) (novel)
- Al-Hafeeda al-Amreekiya (The American Granddaughter, 2008) (novel; translated into English by Nariman YoussefNariman YoussefNariman Youssef is an Egyptian translator. She obtained a BSc in computer science from the American University in Cairo before moving to the UK for graduate studies. She has masters degrees from Birkbeck College and the University of Edinburgh, and is currently a doctoral candidate at Manchester...
)
Kachachi's second novel The American Granddaughter was nominated for the Arabic Booker Prize.