At the invitation of artist Abdel Razek Okasha, a tribute evening was organized at Darna Museum in honor of poet, novelist, and translator Ashraf Aboul-Yazid. The event was moderated by Dr. Hussein Abdel-Basir, a researcher, novelist, and director of the Antiquities Museum at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
The evening took place as part
In 2024, I engaged in several notable activities with amazing personalities across Egypt, Nigeria, Korea, and Turkey. I also had important online sessions all over Asia, Europe, Latin America, and Africa. It has been a busy year!
In Nigeria, the World Organization of Writers (WOW) Awards were announced by President Margarita Al during the
The second English edition of the novel (Shamaous) by the Egyptian novelist Ashraf Aboul-Yazid was published in Dusseldorf, Germany. The African branch of the UN SDG Book Club chose this novel among the books that Canon printed during the DRUPA 2024 Integrated Printing Exhibition.
The organizers of this African literary initiative are the
Antalya, Turkey, will host the first World Children’s Literature Forum (28 October -3 November 2024),as children's literature is confronted with global cultural and technological shifts.
Margarita Al, President of the World Organization of Writers "WOW" said that “regardless of the format or interface used to
In an important cultural gesture, the Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco, in partnership with the Pan African Writers Association (PAWA), organized a round table entitled “Africa celebrates Wole Soyinka in Morocco,” at the academy’s headquarters, to mark the 90th birthday of Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka, the first African to
