Today Najem Wali mainly lives in Berlin and works as a freelance author, journalist and culture correspondent of the most important Arabic daily newspaper Al Hayat, as well as Al Mada and the Tattoo Magazine which are based in Baghdad. His books have been translated into several languages. Najem Wali also writes for well known German-language newspapers on a regular basis, such as the Süddeutsche Zeitung, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, and Die Zeit.