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Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha released after questioning, IDF says
Middle East

Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha released after questioning, IDF says

CNN  —  Palestinian poet and writer Mosab Abu Toha, who had been contributing to The New Yorker and other publications…
Cairo’s poets join a global chorus: 100 Thousand Poets for Change
Features/Interviews

Cairo’s poets join a global chorus: 100 Thousand Poets for Change

On Saturday, September 28, a number of poets, authors, scholars, literary enthusiasts, and diverse members of the general public will…
Sawiris to turn house of poet Ahmed Fouad Negm into museum
Culture

Sawiris to turn house of poet Ahmed Fouad Negm into museum

Business tycoon Naguib Sawiris, the founder of the Ahmed Fouad Negm Colloquial Poetry Award, announced that the Sawiris Foundation for…
‘Greatest living poet’ Bob Dylan wins Nobel literature prize
Culture

‘Greatest living poet’ Bob Dylan wins Nobel literature prize

Bob Dylan, regarded as the voice of a generation for his influential songs from the 1960s onwards, has won the…
Anniversary Plaque Marks Site Of Shakespeare’s London Home
Art news

Anniversary Plaque Marks Site Of Shakespeare’s London Home

A plaque was unveiled in central London on Thursday marking the place where William Shakespeare lodged in the city, in…
Song and dance celebrating Gulf stability takes to Dubai stage
Culture

Song and dance celebrating Gulf stability takes to Dubai stage

A fantasy musical set to poetry by Dubai's ruler seeks to explain the secret of one of the Arab world's…
NGO slams removal of school official who hosted poet with critical work
Egypt

NGO slams removal of school official who hosted poet with critical work

A human rights organization has slammed the decision to remove an official from a school in Ismailia for holding a…
Poetry festival to be launched in Tanta Friday
Books

Poetry festival to be launched in Tanta Friday

The first session of Tanta International Poetry Festival will be launched Friday by the Gharbiya Poetry Association for Writers and…
Book Talk: Rakha sees Egypt through poets’ eyes in ‘The Crocodiles’
Books

Book Talk: Rakha sees Egypt through poets’ eyes in ‘The Crocodiles’

Structured in prose poem-like paragraphs, "The Crocodiles" explores the relationship between literature and politics in Egypt through the lives of…
Abnoudy preparing a song by Mounir for Suez Canal opening
Art news

Abnoudy preparing a song by Mounir for Suez Canal opening

Veteran Egyptian poet Abdel Rahman al-Abnoudy has revealed that he is currently preparing the lyrics of a musical drama, which…
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