Ashraf Dali

Editor-in-Chief, the Silk Road Literature, Asia Journalist Association President
  • World

    Literature since Makerere 1962: The African Writers’ Pan-African Agenda for Peace, Security and Cultural Development

    By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid CAIRO: In June 1962, a conference of African literature in the English language, the first African Writers Conference, was held at Makerere University College in Kampala, Uganda. Officially called a “Conference of African Writers of English Expression”, it was sponsored by the Congress for Cultural Freedom and…

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  • Culture

    Alexandria hosts Racoda Asian Film Festival 2022

    By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid President, Asia Journalists Association ALEXANDRIA: Racoda, a digital platform interested in cinema, has announced preparations for the launch of the Racoda Asian Film Festival; exciting news, which relives the history of the Silk Road of caravans that set off from Asia to reach the Mediterranean Basin, north…

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  • Culture

    World poets celebrate 100th episode of Uddan Little Magazine live

    By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid CAIRO: With the start of Covid-19 epidemic that invaded the world, Uddan Little Magazine has planned a virtual path in which poetry will be read on Uddan TV channel online. Over the course of months, prominent world poets from many countries joined Uddan Nights to recite their…

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  • Culture

    Tenants of the House: The novel, the film and the author

    By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid CAIRO: “Tenants of the House” is a socio-political film, inspired by the novel written by Dr. Wale Okediran, a medical doctor, former President of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), and current general secretary of Pan African Writers Association (PAWA). I came to know Dr. Okediran when…

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  • Education

    A society changed by journalists: Seriousness is the key

    By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid Text of the speech delivered by Ashraf Aboul-Yazid at the World Journalists Conference (WJC 2022) As a boy, I started my career as a dreaming journalist.  I only had in mind the image of that young journalist (Tin Tin) in his adventures; traveling, writing, photographing, chasing the bad…

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  • World

    Togo symposium: Environmental issues in modern Arabic poetry of North Africa

      By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid, Egypt Lomé: This morning, the first session of the International Literary Symposium (SYLITO) will start in Togo, hosted by the Togolese capital, Lomé, on April 22 and 23 April, on the topic: “The Contribution of African Literature to Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.” The Symposium is organized…

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  • Culture

    Lomé hosts International Literary Symposium of Togo

    The national monument of Togo is Independence Monument, Lomé By Ashraf Dali, President, Asia Journalists Association (AJA) LOMÉ: Professor Koumealo Anate, the President the Togolese Writers Association (AET), announced that the first edition of the International Literary Symposium of Togo (SYLITO) will be in the Togolese capital city Lomé on April…

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  • Business

    Eswatini: The Hidden War in Africa

    By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid Asia Journalists Association, President CAIRO: As the whole world is busy with the war in a European country, there is another war that could break out if not dealt with responsibility. This is going to happen in Eswatini; officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly named in…

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  • Business

    Read to save ground water

    Ashraf Aboul-Yazid ACCRA: Dr. Wale Okediran, Secretary General of the Pan African Writers Association (PAWA) gave the opening address at Kole Gono Community Library, Accra, Ghana, celebrating the Water World Day on March 22. The event was attended by the Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, and the UNESCO Country…

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  • Society

    One hundred years after his death, Russian Poet Nikolai Gumilev resumes his travels

    By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid (Ashraf Dali) Asia Journalist Association President CAIRO: Nikolai Gumilev (April 15, 1886 – August 26, 1921) was an influential Russian poet, literary critic, traveler, and military officer. He was a cofounder of the Acheist Movement in Russian poetry. He was the husband of the well-known Russian poetess…

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