Kaʻbī, Fāḍil ʻAbbās, 1955-

Fadhil Abbas al-Ka'bi (Arabic: فاضل عباس الكعبي, romanized: Fāḍil ʻAbbās al-Kaʻbī; born 1955) is an Iraqi author of children's literature and childhood studies. From 1978, he turned to journalism and was appointed in various positions, including head of the Children's Literature Association in Iraq from its founding in 1993 until 2000. He emerged in the 1990s as a literary critic, writer and researcher specializing in Arabic children's literature, theater and culture. He received many awards, certificates of appreciation and honorary doctorates from several institutions for his literary and journalistic career.