Jaafar Abbas is a Sudanese writer and journalist, famous for his satirical style (
List of satirists and satires
This is an incomplete list of writers, cartoonists and others known for involvement in satire – humorous social criticism. They are grouped by era and listed by year of birth. Included is a list of modern satires.
Early satirical authors
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Born in Khartoum, he graduated at the University of Khartoum, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. In 1977, he was "certified" as a TV producer by the British Council Media Institute in London.
Career
He has worked in a variety of positions in newspapers of
Persian Gulf countries
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newspapers and in BBC Arabic section. He is currently working as the director of quality assurance department in
Al Jazeera
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.
Publications
In 1994, his book ''obtuse angles'' was released. He also released another book in 2008 called ''Obtuse angles and other Acute ones''. In October 2012, he published ''The Biography of a homeland in the March of a Citizen?''.
References
20th-century Sudanese writers
21st-century Sudanese writers
Living people
20th-century births
University of Khartoum alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
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