Guest writer, Kristiansand City of Refuge 2006 -2008
Salah Salim Ali is a writer and researcher in translation and linguistics, from Iraq. He ha written extensively about Iraqi Classical Poetry.
Ali worked at the University of Mosul and as an interpreter. During Saddam Hussein's regime he was imprisoned for one year and faced many difficulties after his release. In Norway he has been active writing articles and participating in international conferences within his field.

