01.05.2008
by Mahmoud Saeed
Yes, the Arab book market is flooded, and few books in this deluge merit note. A few new books deserve priority placement on readers' and libraries' book shelves.
01.03.2008
by Elie Chalala
Would you please introduce yourself, and give us some idea of your background?
My name is Usama Muhammad. I was born in 1954 and am from Latakia, Syria. I graduated in 1979 from Moscow University as a film director. I wrote and directed some short films and worked in Syrian cinema with my friends and colleagues either as a scriptwriter, or in what is called in Syria an "artistic cooperation practice" in which two directors cooperate to make the film of one of them.
01.07.2007
by Faraj Bayrakdar
I’m not sure whether I’ve been a success or a failure at being a father.
In truth, my circumstances have not made it possible for me to delve thoroughly into this topic. I went into hiding as soon as my daughter was born, and I was arrested before she was four years old. I spent the first five years of my detention with no access to news and no visits. In spite of all that, I feel that I am a father to the point of tears.
01.12.2006
by Lami'ah Abbas Amarah
01.10.2006
Recalling Poet, Playwright, Critic as the Authentic Modernist
by Mohammed Dakroub
Even in his early writings, which were mainly poems, Issam Mahfouz used to “create a sublime and penetrating theater of dialogue,” says Lebanese poet Shawqi abi-Shaqra about his friend. It is a disservice to Mahfouz to sum up his contributions in generalities.
20.07.2005
di Tariq Ramadan
La notizia degli attentati di Londra è un nuovo trauma. La nostra condanna è una volta di più netta e assoluta. Gli autori di questi attentati sono assassini dai quali non si possono accettare, e neanche ascoltare, improbabili giustificazioni in nome di un'ideologia, di una religione, di una causa politica.
