Taha Baban
Taha Baban | |
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Born | Sulaymaniyah, Iraq |
Occupation | Writer, Artist |
Language | Kurdish |
Nationality | Kurdish |
Subject | Human rights, Crimes against humanity under Saddam Hussein |
Notable awards | Founder of the Baban Golden Prize |
Taha Baban is a Kurdish writer and artist.
He was born in Suleymania, Iraq and has written a number of books demonstrating the crimes of the former regime led by Saddam Hussein.[1] Taha Baban initiated the annual Baban Golden Prize in 1970, which is awarded to actors considered to have given the best performance of the year.
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