Enam Kajji: Best Columnist Award Winner
Inam Kja Jiji won the "Best Columnist" Award at the 2026 Arab Media Award ceremony, in recognition of her journalism and literary career spanning more than five decades. She was born in Baghdad in 1952 and studied journalism at the University of Baghdad. She later moved to Paris to pursue postgraduate studies at the Sorbonne University, where she earned her doctorate in 1986. She has worked as a journalist and program producer in Iraq and France, and has written columns for Arabic magazines, focusing on the transformations in Iraq and the region. She entered the novel world in 2005, publishing several works, most notably "Sawaqi al-Quloob" ("Hearts’ Fountains") and "Al-Hafida al-Ameryka" ("The American Granddaughter"), which addressed issues of identity, refuge, and war. Inam Kja Jiji is considered one of the most prominent contemporary Iraqi voices, combining journalistic and literary writing, and has established her reputation through numerous awards, including the Sultan bin Ali Al Owais Award. Her victory reflects her significant impact in both journalism and literature.
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