IRAQ-ERBIL-DISPLACED ARTIST

IRAQ-ERBIL-DISPLACED ARTIST

(220429) -- ERBIL, April 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Mumtaz Noah Faro creates a wooden art work in Erbil, Iraq, April 28, 2022. Mumtaz Noah Faro, a displaced artist from Nineveh Governorate, has started to create art works on woods as his hobby since 2014. By practicing several hours daily, he is able to earn money to support his family as well. (Photo by Dalshad Al-Daloo/Xinhua)

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