Iraqi writers, intellectuals tell of fear, censorship under Saddam
'I was very worried about the censors'
By Cilina Nasser
Daily Star staff
Friday, April 16, 2004
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Prominent Iraqi author Hamid al-Mukhtar is looking for a new style of writing to express himself. "I want to experiment new ways of writing and all other Iraqi authors should do so too, now that we are free from Saddam Hussein's control," said Mukhtar, who has been heading the Union of Iraqi Authors since the fall of the regime last year.
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