It has been a busy year, thanks to getting back to my favorite action of travel. In April 2022, I was in
Togo for giving a paper on African Literature and Environment, in the country’s first
literature symposium, hosted by the University of Lomé, and organized by the Togolese
Writers Union.
In June, I was invited to
Alexandra Ochirova presents her book (My Horizons) as if she were making a philosophical poetic statement with logic.
This edition in Russian, English, and Arabic, which I had the amusement to translate, is part of the Silk Road Literature Series, a path perfectly represented by Alexandra Ochirova 's biography; she is a UNESCO Goodwill
The Kazakh writer and translator, Bakhit Rustamov, combines being a
writer outside the local borders and a practitioner of popular diplomacy
- acting an important role in friendship between the peoples of the
world. I met him personally for the first time in Turkey at the Eurasian
International Literary Festival (LIFFT), 2021.
EEG organised its 4 th and final Panel Discussion virtually this year on 20 th September, titled “UAE A
Biodiversity Haven”. The discussion highlighted the importance of biodiversity in the cycle of life, and
the efforts made by the UAE to preserve its biological diversity.
This seminar, witnessed a strong presence from
Tourism in Lausanne has risen over the past few years, with this paradisiacal city popping up on the ‘must visit’ radars of more and more people. Recently awarded “Best Small City in the World” by Monocle, Lausanne secured the top spot for its natural setting, diverse population, global outlook, and quality of public
