100 Poets from across the Arab world participated in this initiative led by Lebanese poet and translator Taghrid Bou Merhi
‘Diwan Al-Arab’ for Publishing and Distribution, has released “EL DIWÁN AL-MUHAMMADI… OH MENSAJERO DE DIOS,” an extensive collection of poems praising the Prophet
We are not exaggerating when we emphasize the exceptional role that the great novelist Naguib Mahfouz played and influenced in contemporary Arab culture; a role that transcended the boundaries of literary narration to the spaces of the arts that touched them. If cinema is the most important and most famous of these arts, then I am writing on
Literature, in a sense, is akin to music. It has the power to capture and evoke emotions, allowing readers to deeply connect with it. It can elevate the significance of events, making its audience feel as though they've experienced those events themselves. Furthermore, it has a unique sort of beauty which is difficult to live without and
We all meet challenges in our lives. There isn’t anyone who has never encountered an obstacle; big or small, throughout life. From the very beginning of our lives we grow thinking that life is a bed of roses but day after day we realize that this is not the case. Life is full of challenges and sometimes we get the opposite of all what
American University of Sharjah (AUS) recently hosted "A Look at the Social Dimension of Modern Arab Art," a talk by Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi, Founder of Barjeel Art Foundation and member of AUS Board of Trustees, where he delved into societal influences and reflections on contemporary artistic expressions.
Al Qassemi engaged AUS