Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) has announced that the World Cities Culture Summit 2024 is set to take place from 30th October to 1st November, under the patronage of H.H. Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson
It is the Punya Bhumi,
The sacred earth on which
A sacred thing like life is born
And lived till its end.
If there is any sin
It is to destroy this earth,
Defile its winds, its waters
And to disregard its tiny
Joseph Spence Sr. reviews the poetry book ‘An Incomplete Kiss’, authored by Niloy Rafiq, a renowned poet of Bangladesh
46-Page book has been edited by Hasan Nashid, and published by SDDF Publication Dhaka in USA in April 2024
This
Do you remember?
That years have passed
And I still chant loyalty as my motto?
Do not forget,
And be with me
So, I can be for you
A green branch that refuses to turn yellow.
Hassane Yarti, a Moroccan writer based in
Tomorrow’s encounter…
A soft light, love’s tender meeting,
Let’s dance like the waves, endlessly fleeting.
Niamat Elhamri, a Moroccan writer, shares her poems
Niamat Elhamri, a Moroccan writer and poet, is
By the grace and will of God, I have approached the middle of my eighth decade of life. I often recall moments, scenes, and people who brought me happiness, and I record some of them here.
I remember the first apple my eyes ever saw—it was large, with a bright, glossy red color. I was three years old at the time, in 1945. I was accompanying my father and my infant brother on our journey back
