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Nussaibah Younis: 'My goal was to make people laugh'

In her debut novel, Nussiabah Younis offers a humorous and witty take on a UN deradicalization program inspired by her own work in Iraq. 'Fundamentally' was shortlisted for the 2025 Women's Prize for Fiction.

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