| Description | Folder of correspondence between Omar Sheikhmous and western journalist or editors. Correspondents include photojournalist Katarina Bjärvall, Elin Clason - wife of Mahmut Baksi - Bernt Eide, Adrian M Gatton, Helga Graham, Lothar Heinrich, Ferdinand Hennerbichler, Mostafa Khezry (Middle East Watch), Mustafa Al Karadghi (Kurdistan Times), Wenche Larsen (Kurdistanbulletinen) Edward Mortimer (Financial Times), Judith Perera (The Middle East), Laura Schrader and the Editor of The Times. In addition to letters from Sheikhmous to various UK newspapers requesting cuttings and old articles on Kurdish topics, there are several long letters from him sent for publication presenting his views on the current political situation, such as his critique of Mustafa Barzani, written in 1977 for the Washington Post. |