An honour guard for the coffin of Muthaffar Al Nawab during his funeral at the headquarters of the Union of Iraqi Writers in Baghdad on May 21. Reuters
Muthaffar Al Nawab, top left, with other Iraqi artists in 1953. Photo: Mina Aldroubi
Suhaila Derwish and her husband artist Hafidh Aldroubi. Photo: Suhaila Derwish
Iraqi artist Ala Bashir with one of his paintings. Photo: Ala Bashir
An honour guard for the coffin of Muthaffar Al Nawab during his funeral at the headquarters of the Union of Iraqi Writers in Baghdad on May 21. Reuters
Muthaffar Al Nawab, top left, with other Iraqi artists in 1953. Photo: Mina Aldroubi
Suhaila Derwish and her husband artist Hafidh Aldroubi. Photo: Suhaila Derwish
Iraqi artist Ala Bashir with one of his paintings. Photo: Ala Bashir
An honour guard for the coffin of Muthaffar Al Nawab during his funeral at the headquarters of the Union of Iraqi Writers in Baghdad on May 21. Reuters
Friends of Iraqi poet Muthaffar Al Nawab mourn his death
The poet was admired for his work that evoked the pain of Arab people because of political conflicts, occupation of Palestine and displacement of millions
