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Poetry and Literature
William Dalrymple a world renowned British historian, journalist and best seller writer who has achieved more than 20 prestigious literary awards so far, and has three honrary doctorate degrees launched his latest book, ”Return of a King, The Battle for Afghanistan”, in PakistanRead more... Add new comment
Salha Hamdeen is a Palestine young girl who won the international ‘Hans Christian’ creativity award for writing a fictional story. She has competed with 1200 entries from all over the world.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 February 2013 05:07
Dr. Shihab Ganem is the first Arab to receive the Tagore Peace Award for his contribution to developing human understanding through translation of poetry
Last Updated on Monday, 24 December 2012 18:53
By Iqbal Tamimi
On Wed 4 July, 7pm Birmingham Library Theatre will be hosting a special event with internationally renowned Palestinian poet Rafeef Ziadah and Jan Watts, Birmingham Poet Laureate 2011/2012. This event is part of the national Poetry Parnassus Tour, which celebrates the 2012 Olympics. Poets from each of the 204 nations competing in this year's Olympics will be either be at London's Southbank Centre or at one of the key national events.
By Iqbal Tamimi
The literary club of Riyadh invited a number of women, poets, to participate in the evening of poetry held yesterday as part of the activities of the Janadriyah Festival, an annual national festival for heritage and culture in Saudi Arabia.