Exhibition dedicated to Russian Poet and Traveler Nikolay Gumilev opens in Cairo
During the opening ceremony By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid President of Asia Journalists Association CAIRO: Three months ago in Istanbul, amidst of the activities of the Eurasian Literary Festival, I had a real opportunity to approach a distinguished poet and an active cultural figure, describing her as an organic intellectual, who carries a concern beyond writing to […]
Persian, Arab harmony at Dubai Expo
By Alireza Bahrami TEHRAN: The National Orchestra of Iran will perform at the Dubai Expo. This concert will be held on the evenings of October 6 and 7 under the titles of “Iranian National Day Celebrations” and “The Great Music Concert”. Salar Aghili’s concert will be accompanied by another Iranian singer, Mostafa Ragheb, with performances of […]
AJA member writes history of World Expos
By Alireza Bahrami TEHRAN: “The Glass World 2”, a book documenting the history of the World Expos from 1851 to Dubai Expo 2020, has been published. It complements “the Glass World 1” published around six years ago. The book, written by Alireza Bahrami, a member of the Asian Journalists’ Association, is the result of his […]
A Poet is born a Politician: Interview with Fernando Rendón
By ASHRAF ABOUL-YAZID Asia Journalists Association President CAIRO: I was about to interview the man who for more than three decades continued to sing for freedom, beauty and poetry, which made him an iconic poet of our time. This is Fernando Rendón; the renowned Colombian poet and founder and director of the International Poetry Festival […]
Gharid El Cheikh: Days with Them Series
By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid President, Asia Journalists Association (AJA) Days With Them Series is a collection of dramatic stories; each is about a poet with a modern style. The main character is a young woman who conjures up her heroes and has conversations with them. She sympathizes with her heroes and gets to know their life […]
Movies at Expo 2020 Dubai show Vietnam as peaceful, dynamic country
DUBAI: Expo 2020 Dubai film aficionados are in for a treat at the Vietnam Pavilion until 5 January 2022. The Vietnamese Film Week was launched on Thursday as part of the country’s National Day, at Terra Auditorium with an address by Nguyen Phuong Hoa, Vietnam’s Commissioner General Expo 2020 Dubai, UAE news agency WAM […]
The Year of Arabian Nights announced by the Silk Road Literature Anthology
By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid CAIRO: Arabian Nights is a literary work inspired the world’s creators, whether they were poets, novelists, painters, or film, theater makers and music composers. It is a world that mixes history and legend, a space to travel between illusion and reality. Around 40 days ago, I asked world poets: “Have you read the […]
Yearender: Top events in Kyrgyzstan in 2021
By Nurzhan Kasmalieva BISHKEK: 2021 has started in Kyrgyzstan with elections and ended with elections. In general, 2021 was rich in elections and political events. The country continued to fight with novel coronavirus and at last the economic activity started to be restored. The early presidential elections and a referendum The early presidential elections were […]
Visiting Expo 2020 Dubai: The flamboyant charm of connecting cultures, minds
By Habib Toumi DUBAI: Wading through the large avenues and alleys in the huge Dubai EXPO 2020, I can sense the excitement and enthusiasm among the thousands of people coming from around the world for a unique experience of “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future.” It is the United Nations in motion and the togetherness of […]
Morgana Mirage becomes real in Arabian Nights, World Poets Anthology
By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid Asia Journalists Association President CAIRO: In one of Arabian Night’s tales, entitled “The Forty Thieves”, there were two brothers; Cassem and Ali Baba. They lived in a town in Persia. Cassim was married to a rich wife and lived in plenty, while Ali Baba had to maintain his wife and children by […]