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Abdul Karim Hekmat Abdul Karim Hekmat i(A84288 works by) (a.k.a. Abdul Karim)
Born: Established:
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Afghanistan,
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South Asia, South and East Asia, Asia, ;
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 2001
Heritage: Afghan
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1 The Wounded Refugee Abdul Karim Hekmat , 2017 single work column
— Appears in: Sydney PEN Magazine , November 2017; (p. 8-9)

'Australia is preoccupied with refugees and asylum seekers who come by boat and who have been continuously dehumanised and demonised. The refugees are damaged figures. They are marooned on islands in out-of-sight and out of mind locations. Many more are suffering in plain sight in the community with increasing mental health problems. In The Invisible, five artists come together to transform their refugee experiences through art. In this state of transformation, refugees are given voice and are able to heal the wound in the narrative gap that silences them.'
1 Abdul Karim Reviews The Honey Thief by Najaf Mazari and Robert Hillman Abdul Karim Hekmat , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , June no. 11 2012;
— Review of The Honey Thief Najaf Mazari , Robert Hillman , 2011 selected work short story
1 Life Hanging in the Balance Abdul Karim Hekmat , 2012 single work short story
— Appears in: Alien Shores : Tales of Refugees and Asylum Seekers from Australia and the Indian Subcontinent 2012; (p. 95-106)
1 His Story Abdul Karim Hekmat , 2004 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 64 no. 1 2004; (p. 61-66)
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