Cairo: Contests.The Abdul Fattah Sabry Short Story Award Committee has announced the launch of the third edition of its annual competition, organized in cooperation with the Menoufia branch of the Egyptian Writers Union. The competition has achieved remarkable success and witnessed significant participation in its previous editions, solidifying its position among the most important literary competitions in the Arab world.The committee stated that the third edition will include three main categories:Category One: Manuscript Short

Cairo: Al-Sahafa.Al-Sahafa, the largest online newspaper, has announced the " Digital Arab Divan " project, aimed at digitally publishing Arabic poetry. This pioneering initiative seeks to significantly increase the amount of poetic content available online.Publisher Alamir Kamal Farag stated, " According to 2023 statistics, Arabic content on the internet does not exceed 3%. This figure is disproportionate to the Arab world's population of approximately 430,753,333, which constitutes 5% of the global population. " He emphasized, " The meager amount of Arabic content on the worldwide web

Sharjah: Booksscholar and literary critic Alamir Kamal Farag will sign copies of his latest book, " The Arabic poem : Stages of Development and Renewal, " at the Sharjah International Book Fair on November 11, 2024. Published by the Sharjah Government's Department of Culture, the book will be available at the fair, which runs from November 6 to November 17, 2024. " Arabic Poetry: Stages of Development and Renewal " offers a comprehensive critical study charting the evolution of Arabic poetry from its origins. Farag

Report: Muhammad Qadir NawazNational film award winner, author and activist Neena Gupta said that better option for people is to find solutions to their own problems and don’t wait for someone else to come and solve the problems. She was speaking at the debate namely 'Sach Kahom Tho' conducted at Book Forum 1 of the Sharjah International Book Festival. She spoke about her acting career, writing and social work. " If you are successful everything will look good and beautiful. If you

Report : Mohamed Khader Navas Sharjah : Publishers have a “sacred mission” to fight fake news in today’s age in which “disinformation” and “falsehood” spreads rapidly to shape public opinion, heard the Sharjah Publishers Conference today.In her keynote opening speech, Sheikha Bodour Bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairperson of Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), underscored that publishing stands at the gates of history, and has to reclaim the vital role it has played for centuries.“In our pursuit of progress, it is essential

Report : Mohamed Khader NavasSheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairperson of Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), has affirmed that Sharjah is solidifying its status as a global cultural hub and serves as a reliable destination for all those seeking to discover Arab culture and its rich history and contributions to humankind.The SBA Chairperson also noted that the emirate's cultural platforms like the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF), further advance communication between nations, making the global cultural landscape more diverse and

Report : Mohamed Khader Navas Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairperson of Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), has affirmed that Sharjah is solidifying its status as a global cultural hub, and serves as a reliable destination for all those seeking to discover Arab culture and its rich history and contributions to humankind.The SBA Chairperson also noted that the Emirate's prestigious cultural platforms like the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF), further advance communication between nations, making the global cultural landscape more diverse

Report : Mohamed Khader NavasAl Qasimi Publications " has recently released the latest historical publication by His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah. Titled " History of the Nabhani Kings 1154-1622, " this book marks His Highness's 82nd publication in a series that encompasses various fields of knowledge, including history, biography, investigation, literature, and theater. Moreover, many of His Highness's works have been translated into 20 languages.Within this book, His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan

Sharjah : Books.The 41st Sharjah International Book Fair will witness the signing of the book " Worries William's Hidden Words " by Irish writer Liam Kelly, a book of poetry in Arabic and English that allows you to write and express feelings that have been hidden for a long time.Liam kelly is the creator of The Wonderful World Of Worried William, he is a teacher, author, poet, and Doodle & Woodle artist. His books discuss his life growing up as a child,

 PARIS : AFP . Art expert Eric Turquin is not only convinced that a canvas found in the attic of an old house in southwest France is a Caravaggio — he believes it is a revolutionary masterpiece.France's leading authority on Old Masters paintings has staked his reputation on the assertion that the work — left forgotten under an old mattress for 100 years — is the fiery Italian artist's lost " Judith and Holofernes " .The painting depicting a grisly biblical scene of the

Dubai : Culture .This year has witnessed some outstanding highlights on the culture of the UAE, starting from the announcement of the UK-UAE 2017 year of cultural collaboration launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, along with His Royal Highnesses Prince Charles, Prince of Wales last November and continuing with several exhibitions the latest being the Saatchi Gallery in London which hosted the

PARIS, Reuter . British graffiti artist Banksy, known for his politically charged sketches on walls from London to New York to Gaza City, has descended on Paris, painting a series of murals that are sparking debate among residents and tourists.The satirical images, tackling issues such as migration and poverty, began popping up late last month. The secretive artist has since posted photographs of them on his Instagram account and added comments, confirming his authorship.One mural, on a street in northern Paris

Arts . AKF. Unfriendly, cold, manipulative, enigmatic, stingy and selfish. With all se adjectives was described Helena Dmitrievna Diàkonova, Gala, born in Kazan (Russia) in 1894 and was, more than half a century, companion and model of painter Salvador Dalí, after y met a summer of 1929 in Cadaqués (Girona). They were always toger, until 1982, when she died in Portlligat. He painted her as a goddess, as a virgin, as a mor or as a voluptuous idealized woman. If Dalí

Arts reporter, AFP. A new collection of paintings and images of Michael Jackson goes on display at the National Portrait Gallery this week.The exhibition includes the final portrait commissioned by the singer before his death in 2009.It'll be the first time Kehinde Wiley's painting of the superstar as King Phillip II of Spain has been seen in the UK.Wiley has sometimes inserted African Americans into images borrowed from Western art history, to provoke discussion of the status of black people in

Published on 25.06.2018 at 18h54 by AFP .An image of a woman veiled in mourning appeared next to the Bataclan concert hall in Paris Monday, the latest attributed to the mysterious British street artist Banksy.The stencilled mural next to the emergency exit from which hundreds fled the massacre by jihadist gunman in 2015, is the eighth apparently created by the artist in the French capital in recent days.Ninety people died inside the venue in the attack claimed the Islamic State

PARIS (Reuters)  .More than 50 years after his death, art lovers can see sculptor Alberto Giacometti's Parisian studio exactly as he left it, right down to half-finished sketches and his ashtray.The Giacometti Institute, due to open on June 26, contains dozens of paintings and sculptures, carefully preserved by his wife after he died in 1966, including fragile plaster artworks that have never been shown to the public.The Institute contains a complete reconstruction of his studio, just down the road from

AMSTERDAM, May 16 (Reuters) .Dutch art dealer Jan Six made the discovery of a lifetime at an auction house in 2016, when he saw the hand of Rembrandt in an unknown painting that had gone unnoticed for four centuries.The portrait of a well-dressed young man with red hair was presented on Wednesday as the first " new " Rembrandt to surface since 1974. It will be on display at the Hermitage Museum in Amsterdam for a month.With the help of an unnamed

PISA, Italy (Reuters). YuMi the humanoid robot showed no signs of nerves on Tuesday night as it raised its baton to conduct the Lucca Philharmonic orchestra alongside Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli.The two-armed robot, designed by Swiss firm ABB, made its debut at Pisa’s Verdi Theatre to mark the First International Festival of Robotics in the Tuscan city.“We basically had to find time to understand his movements. When we found the way, everything was pretty easy,” said the orchestra’s resident conductor, Andrea

Cairo : A K F .the artist Mustafa Danasoury who is taking part in the campaign for his paintings " calligraphy life " launched by Al Amir Kamal Faraj website, to raise awareness of Arabic calligraphy, the revival of calligraphy, to restore the touch of beauty and sophistication, and a sense of art, the elements that disappeared under the pressure of the rapid rhythm of life . He said, " The current overwhelming technological revolution and the emergence of computers in various correspondence