In a literary evening that defied Cairo’s summer heat with breezes of creativity, Bayt Al-Hekma Publishing House hosted a seminar on Wednesday evening, July 30, 2025, to discuss the new young adult novel My Father, the Mapmaker by author Ashraf Aboul-Yazid. The event was moderated and critically explored by Dr. Mohamed Maher Bassiouni,
As the 35th anniversary of the International Poetry Festival of Medellín unfolded, its founder, Colombian poet Fernando Rendón, posed a question that echoes far beyond Colombia: What makes this poetry festival captivate so many poets and thousands of attendees each year? The answers—flowing from poets, scholars, and
Sitting on one of the tables outside the restaurant, I watched people walking by and the trams coming and going, all while enjoying my meal.
As I observed this smooth public transportation system, I couldn’t help but reflect: why are people in my homeland left at the mercy of private transporters? Isn’t it the state’s
Abu Dhabi’s Creative Media Authority (CMA) has announced a new partnership with one of the UAE’s leading independent, Emirati-owned and operated production houses, FilmGate to secure a suite of benefits for the wider production industry in Abu Dhabi.
FilmGate will produce a minimum of 15 productions in Abu Dhabi over the next
The first attempts to connect and contrast sound and color date back to ancient civilizations
The Alexandrian scholar Ptolemy, in the second century AD, concluded that color is not exclusive to painting but is also essential in sculpture, architecture, and music.
Souad Khalil | Libya
Music is an art form that plays a vital role in
