Ahmed Omar is a Syrian-Kurdish writer, born in Amuda. He writes regular newspaper editorials and has published eight books: Maqsouf al-‘Umr, Qalb al-Duraq, Charles bin Dickins, Khilaf al-Maqsud, Civil War, Hudhud in a Bottle, In Auntie Merkel’s House, and Imru’ al-Qa’id al-Kurdi.