A new book of translations is set to bring a classical Arabic poet into the Western imagination – and change perceptions of the Middle East with it. One of literature’s undeniable life lessons is that ...

Lost amid the azure depths of 1,500 years of Arabic prose? Don't know al-Qais from Darwish? Then start here A portrait painted on a street in Beirut by artist Yazan Halwani in January 2014 depicts the ...

Abu Dhabi, June 6th, 2010 (WAM) -- The Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH) announced the publication of a collection of Arabic poems with English translation. The collection, entitled ...

Not only was Islam leaving its poetic mark, at the same time there was a movement of Buddhists, Hindus and Chinese throughout SE Asia and these four major philosophies have left their marks on the ...

The Algerian organization ONDA has recently published a collection of 40 popular poems in Arabic. <i>El Moudjahid</i> reports that a commission created within ONDA carried out a long research and went ...

His love for Indian poetry isn't new. In 1996, he first came in touch with the world of Indian poetry when he was honoured by the Dubai-based Indian society, Dubai Kairali Kala Kendram, alongside ...

In The Million's Poet programme, competitors battle it out to impress a panel of judges with traditional Arabic poems, not pop songs. But instead of choosing an ode to the beauty of Bedouin life, ...

The Arabic edition of '100 Great Indian Poems', selected and edited by Indian diplomat and acclaimed litterateur Abhay K, has been launched at the ongoing 11-day Sharjah International Book Fair. The ...