TAXI
I put the small sum of money
I had earned the day before
On the toughened palm
Of a pale-faced taxi driver.
Taxi, take me,
Deliver me
To the silent yesterdays
To the happy yesterdays
On the wings of the butterfly.
I have a letter to the dead ones.
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This is neither the first nor the last
The
House of Wisdom (HoW) is taking part in the 16th Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF), running from April 23 to May 4 at Expo Centre Sharjah, with a special focus on the timeless fables of ‘’Kalila wa Dimna''.
Originating in ancient Sanskrit and later translated into Middle Persian, Kalila wa Dimna entered
The UAE Team Emirates-XRG has announced its full lineup for the “Liège-Bastogne-Liège" race, one of the most prestigious classic cycling races in the world, which is set to take place early next week in Belgium.
The UAE Team Emirates-XRG lineup for Liège-Bastogne-Liège is as follows Felix
Seventy-seven years have passed since 1948,
The ruthless year of our diaspora,
Which somehow, we’ve come to accept as a destiny
And a tragic and despicable Palestinian fate.
Since then, we’ve continued to breathe,
Love, learn, laugh, and cry…
We’ve travelled to corners never heard of
And
Remembering ‘King of Gazal’ Wali Muhammad Wafa Pali on his death anniversary
By Ali Nawaz Rahimoo
Wafa Pali, whose real name is Wali Muhammad, was born to Khan Saheb Atta Muhammad Pali, at the village named after his father in Umarkot district of Sindh, on December 7, 1944.
Possessing a very refined and amiable nature,