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Shalash

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Shalash

Iraq

Shalash is the Iraqi author of Shalash the Iraqi. He probably lives in Iraq.

Articles by Shalash

An incomplete drawing of an elephant. Only the head and trunk are fully filled in.

"Elephant and Rider," attributed to Hashim, circa 1640. Public domain. The Met Museum, Purchase, Friends of Islamic Art Gifts, 2010.

Naima’s Elephant

In this excerpt from a serialized novel by pseudonymous Iraqi author Shalash, a woman's beloved elephant catches the attention of Iraq's political elites for its potential applications during wartime.

Translated from Arabic by Luke Leafgren