Latest in Tag: Poet Highlight
Latest in Tag: Poet
1st Dendera Cultural Festival commemorates late poet Abdel Rahman El-Abnudi
The festival is the first musical event to ever take place in Upper Egypt.
Egypt now has capabilities to win Oscar: Medhat El-Adl
TV has become a disaster and needs urgent decisions
German peace prize for Syrian poet Adonis sparks outrage
Syrian poet Adonis has not vocally criticized the Assad regime. Now the decision to award him a German peace prize named after the pacifist writer Erich Maria Remarque is under fire. Literarily, Ali Ahmad Said, who uses the pen name Adonis, never budged. For decades, he has shaped the avant-garde poetry scene not only in …
Renowned writer’s trial for ‘insulting Islam’ on Facebook adjourned to 29 July
Fatima Naoot called Islamic religious sacrifice of animals a “massacre”
El-Abnoudy closes his eyes for the last time
He published more than 20 collections of poetry aside of writing famous songs for Egyptian legendaries like Abdel Halim Hafez and Mohammed Moneir.
Writer Fatma Naoot faces ‘contempt of religion’ trial
The case is related to comments columnist made ahead of Eid Al-Adha
Iconic Poet Abdel Rahman Al-Abnoudy is honourary president of the Second Edition of the Luxor Egyptian and European Film Festival
The Luxor Egyptian & European Film Festival features the most prominent short and long feature films produced in 2012 and 2013.
Celebrating the life and art of Mohamed Abdel Wahab
The celebration is set to begin at 7pm on Wednesday 13 March
Qatar cuts jail term for maverick poet to 15 years: lawyer
Mohammed al-Ajami was arrested after the publication of his “Jasmine poem”
A poet, a sculptor and a politician: Egypt’s rich yet often neglected modern history
“The prince of poets” Ahmed Shawky, Saad Zaghloul, Mahmoud Mokhtar; some of the most famous figures of “Liberal Egypt”