Ward Badr Abdulrida Salim (وارد بدر عبدالرضا سالم; born 1 July 1956) is an Iraqi author, novelist, and journalist born in Basrah. He received a technical diploma from the Institute of Applied Arts. Salim is active in Iraqi journalism, and was editor-in-chief of Al Taliaah literature magazine for young authors. He also worked in Al Aqlam and Asfar magazines. [1]

Ward Badr Abdulrida Salim
Native name
وارد بدر عبدالرضى سالم
Born (1956-07-01) 1 July 1956 (age 68)
Basrah, Iraq
OccupationAuthor, novelist, journalist
LanguageArabic
NationalityIraqi
EducationTechnical Diploma from the Institute of Applied Arts
Alma materInstitute of Applied Arts
SubjectNovels, short stories, texts
Notable worksThe Rise of Crow, The Wonders of Baghdad, Collecting the Lion
Notable awardsDubai's first prize for short story, and Ibn Batutta Prize for travel literature

Salim also managed the cultural section for both Women Today (المرأة اليوم) Emirati magazine and AlBayan newspaper. He went back to Iraq in 2008 and worked as executive sub-editor in Baghdadi newspaper AlMada, and editor-in-chief of Al Sabah alJadeed newspaper. [1]

Salim has published a number of notable works including novels, short story collections, texts, and op-eds, in addition to winning several awards.

In 2018, it was reported that Salim was arrested by Emirati authorities after he received an invitation to attend Al Owais Cultural Award ceremony in the UAE. According to these reports, the reason for arrest and what was coming next for him was unclear. [2]

The Iraqi Ministry of Culture would follow up for updates with Salim's case through communicating with UAE Ambassador. [2]

Career and notable works

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Salim published a number of notable works, including (The Wonders of Baghdad) and (Asabeh El Sard أصابع السرد), [2] Due to his interest in travel literature, Salim published (Hindus Knocking the Door of the Sky) in 2010, along with texts titled (Lovers Guide) in 2015.

List of publications [2]

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Novels Short Story Collections Travel Literature & Texts
Cormorants – 2000 That Beautiful Cry – 1983 Hindus Knocking the Door of the Sky – 2010
Piglike – 2004 The Willow Fingers – 1987 Lovers Guide - 2015
The Rise of Crow – 2004 Trunks in Iraq – 1988
The Wonders of Baghdad – 2012 Our House – 1990
Collecting the Lion – 2014
The Virgin of Singar – 2016
The Republic of Mary - 2018[3]

Awards

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Salim has won a number of literary awards, including Dubai's first prize for short story in 2007, for his short story collection (The American Bar), and Ibn Batutta Prize for travel literature in Abu Dhabi. [2]

Reviews

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Fawzia Al Jaberi and Doaa Al Azoz said that the author, in his novels, tends to use settings that carry a realistic element, where he describes the scene in details that make it similar to reality as accurate as possible.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "وارد بدر السالم". altibrah.ae (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  2. ^ a b c d e "من الروائي العراقي الذي تعتقله الإمارات؟". www.aljazeera.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  3. ^ عبد الرضا, حيدر. "قراءة في رواية ( جمهورية مريم) لوارد بدر السالم". alnoor.se. مؤسسة النور للثقافة والاعلام. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  4. ^ Al Jaberi, Fawzia; Al Azoz, Doaa (2016). "المكان الواقعي في (روايات وارد بدر السالم)". Uruk for Humanities. 9 (2): 3 – via Iraqi Academic Scientific Journals.
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