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CBUAE issues commemorative coins to mark centenary of poet Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais

The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE), in collaboration with the Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Cultural Foundation, issued silver commemorative coins to mark the 100th anniversary of the poet Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais (1925-2025). The issuance of the commemorative coin aligns with UNESCO’s celebration of centenary of Emirati poet Sultan Bin

From Egypt to India… on the wings of travel literature

This morning, I had the pleasure of attending the public defense held by Tongan Government College in Tirur, affiliated with the University of Calicut, Kerala, India. The defense was for Professor Mohamed Said, who successfully obtained his PhD for his dissertation on Egyptian travel literature about India since 1947, with a special

Language under Siege: The Battle for India’s Cultural Mosaic

Imposing Hindi appears to be a deliberate effort to undermine India’s rich linguistic diversity Manipulating language is akin to playing with fire. I sincerely hope that the Union government will act with the utmost prudence and justice In 1985, a Hindu Brahmin in Tamil Nadu converted to Christianity—a change that was

World Poetry Movement Coordinators Plan to Establish Poetry Schools Worldwide

The World Poetry Movement (WPM) Continental Coordinators convened virtually to discuss an ambitious initiative—establishing poetry schools across the globe. The meeting, held on February 16, 2025, brought together key literary figures and cultural leaders to outline strategies for promoting poetry education and fostering creative

Let’s Walk Together – Poetry from Bangladesh

The world grows dim and dimmer with feeble eyes. Youth turns into a broken wheelchair; Let’s walk through the desert together, you and me. Tasneem Hossain, a renowned multi-lingual poet from Bangladesh, shares her poems Tasneem Hossain, majoring in English Language and Literature, is a multi-lingual poet from Bangladesh. She