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Second edition of Abu Dhabi Poetry Festival launches Monday with diverse cultural programme

Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, the second edition of the Abu Dhabi Poetry Festival will commence tomorrow, Monday. Organised by the Abu Dhabi Heritage Authority, the festival will run until 11th February at ADNEC Centre

Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre participates in New Delhi World Book Fair

The Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC) is participating in the 53rd New Delhi World Book Fair (NDWBF) 2026, organised by the National Book Trust India from 10th to 18th January at the Bharat Mandapam convention centre in New Delhi. The fair brings together more than 1,000 Indian and international publishers, along with authors from

Creative Encounters on the Silk Road

At six o’clock on Friday evening, January 9, 2026, a new virtual session will convene as part of the Creative Encounters on the Silk Road series, opening the new year with an open dialogue on children’s and young adult literature—one of the literary fields most deeply connected to shaping awareness and nurturing imagination.

Harvest of 2025: Cultural Pathways

The year 2025 was rich in movement, travel, and multi-directional cultural work—a year in which geography intersected with creativity, and personal experience converged with public cultural action, grounded in a firm belief in the role of the word, art, and knowledge in building bridges among peoples. Major Journeys of the Year:

Nuclear Explosion

The Book “Nuclear Explosion: Selected Works of Representative Poets from the Three Major Poetry Movements in the World Today” Published in China Hong Kong, 2025 — The highly anticipated international poetry anthology “Nuclear Explosion: Selected Works of Representative Poets from the Three Major Poetry Movements in