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Mural – A Poem from Korea

Kim, Hak Jung, a poet from Korea, the Land of Morning Calm, shares his poem. His poetry explore the ills and ontology of modern society Poet Kim Hak Jung, born in Seoul in 1977, made his literary debut in 2009 with the Rookie Award from the prestigious traditional literary magazine ‘MunhakSasang’. The poetry collections

Lady Evelyn Cobbold: a woman against all odds

I was once scrolling down my Facebook account and then I stopped at a post. It was Ms. Yvonne Ridley’s photo of 20 Scottish Muslims on a mission to visit a lonely grave in the Highlands. There they prayed and remembered the deceased with due honor. I was intrigued by the fact that the very grave is up the mountains and it belongs to the

Whose Corpse is this on the Battlefield: Remembering Tanveer Abbasi

At this critical juncture the voices of humanist poets like Tanveer Abbasi are vital towards steadying our bearings in the storm Whose corpse is this on the battlefield? Hee kehnjo lash aa jang jey maidan ma.n*? As the news media inundates our screens with a deluge of images of lifeless bodies in the deadly wars raging in the

In the wild-land of despotism – A Poem from Sudan

Yousif Ibrahim Abubaker Abdalla, a poet and writer from war-ravaged African country Sudan, shares his latest poem Yousif Ibrahim Abubaker is a TEFL Teacher, Poet, Journalist, Activist, and Freelance Interpreter/ Translator from Umbda Omdurman – Sudan. He also has been working as a debate leader discussing various topics in many

Latifa bint Mohammed visits 3rd edition of ‘Al Marmoom: Film in the Desert’ festival

H.H. Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) and Member of the Dubai Council, visited the third edition of the ‘Al Marmoom: Film in the Desert’ festival, organised by Dubai Culture at Al Marmoom Desert Conservation Reserve. The festival, a key highlight