Egyptian writer and media professional Mohamed Monier has been selected as a member of the International Emmy® Awards judging panels for 2026, as part of the Semi-Final Round of Judging hosted by Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, for the fifteenth consecutive year, with the participation of a distinguished group of leading media and
It is not easy for a writer, while still at the height of his creative journey, to become the subject of an entire book of testimonials and critical reflections. Yet The Literary Traveler: Ashraf Aboul-Yazid – Testimonials and Critical Perspectives demonstrates that the experience of Egyptian poet, novelist, traveler, journalist, and
By the grace and will of God, I have approached the middle of my eighth decade of life. I often recall moments, scenes, and people who brought me happiness, and I record some of them here.
I remember the first apple my eyes ever saw—it was large, with a bright, glossy red color. I was three years old at the time, in 1945. I was
“What is Iran today?” With this deceptively simple question, the late President Anwar Sadat offered one of the earliest and most prescient readings of post-revolutionary Iran—not as a state that merely changed its political system, but as one that entered a fundamentally different trajectory.
President Anwar
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.
