• 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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  • Central Asia

    The Burana Tower: A fascinating history of grandeur in Kyrgyzstan

    By Habib Toumi BISHKEK: In the interpretation of dreams, climbing spiral stairs is a sign that you are on the right path to spiritual growth and that good things that are coming your way. That hopeful interpretation may be great, but right now I am in a dark place, trying…

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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

    Once upon a time in Aceh – Notes on the release of hostages

    By Eddy Suprapto, Chairman Alliance of independent journalists 2003-2005 Editor in  Chief RCTI 2014-2016  JAKARTA: Post-reform, there are a number of things in the political field that deserve an important note. Some of them were about the removal of Abdurrahman Wahid by the House of Representatives. (DPR) who was later…

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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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  • Culture

    Namangan hosts 61st Flower Festival

    By Dilmurod Jumabaev NAMANGAN: Namangan city of Uzbekistan hosts the 61st Flower Festival from May 22 to June 5 2022. During the festival, wonderful and unique events await guests – a flower parade and exhibitions, master classes in floriculture and landscape design, performances by folklore ensembles and Uzbek pop stars,…

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  • The Necessity of Culture Journalism

      Speech delivered by Rahul Aijaz, Writer/Filmmaker, Film N’ Chips Media Productions, at the World Journalists Conference (WJC2022) “Hello everyone, I am Rahul Aijaz. I’m a writer, filmmaker and journalist from Pakistan. It’s wonderful to be part of the World Journalists Conference once again this year. The topic for today’s conference is ‘Society…

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  • Culture

    No more

    By Pooneh Nedai IRAN What is life? Simple food with freedom… Freedom of moving toward life… I wish no more, Just watch the plants, cats and mirror… Oh, mirror! The frame with endless pictures… I try no more, Just pass through watching And find “me” Beyond the life, Oh, life!…

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  • South Asia

    “An Afternoon in My Mind”, a beautiful juxtaposition of serene and dramatic images

    ‘An Afternoon in My Mind’ by Sonnet Mondal Reviewed by Sarbari A. Basu Seventy-five poems in Sonnet Mondal’s latest collection, “An Afternoon in My Mind,” are pleasant and resonant to the reader—we find the physical manifestation of wordplay: tone, serene rhythm, melody, and particularly flashes of vivid imagery. On the…

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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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