Asel Omar

Dr. Asel Omar and Anosh Irani find common ground on the topic of displacement

By: Isabella Wang, SFU Student On October 9, 2019, a congregation of students and staff gathered for a long-anticipated talk featuring Dr. Asel Omar and Anosh Irani.  Dr. Asel Omar is a Russian and Kazakh writer. Writing in Russian, she has published internationally, with four books of poetry and short fiction titled Credo, Early Colds, Blue Wolf, and Tengri Talisman. A professor of philosophy in Russia, her thesis was on Ancient Turkic Mythology. Anosh Irani is the writer-in-residence and a visiting professor with the SFU World Literature program. He has written award-winning plays and a screenplay, and is the author…

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