Zeki Majed | |
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 Zeki Majed in Vienna. | |
| Born | Zeki Anwar Majed 13 November 1996 Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Nationality | Kurdish |
| Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, poet |
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His first poem, Eyes Never Dry, won first prize at Pendle War Poetry Competition. He wrote multiple love poems, praising women. A poem he wrote, Brave Woman, [1] was read at St Margaret's, Westminster by Glenys Kinnock, Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead in memory of British MP Jo Cox. [2]
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