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Paper Tower – Poetry from Korea

In the early morning alley, A paper tower sways as it moves. Kwoun Jung Nam, an acclaimed poetess from Korea, shares her poetry Poet Kwoun Jung Nam of Korea, the Land of Morning Calm, received the New Writer’s Award from the literary magazine Poetry and Consciousness in 1987. She has published poetry collections

NAS Padel Championship to kick off Monday in Dubai

The Nad Al Sheba Padel Championship will kick off on Monday as part of the activities of the 12th edition of the 'Nad Al Sheba Sports Tournament', the largest sports tournament of its kind, under the slogan "Limitless Capabilities". The Nad Al Sheba Padel Championship will feature teams from the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait,

From Egypt to India… on the wings of travel literature

This morning, I had the pleasure of attending the public defense held by Tongan Government College in Tirur, affiliated with the University of Calicut, Kerala, India. The defense was for Professor Mohamed Said, who successfully obtained his PhD for his dissertation on Egyptian travel literature about India since 1947, with a special

Dandrawi’s Portraits and Miniatures

Today’s guest at the gallery is artist Ahmed Abdel Wahab Al-Dandrawi (born in 1980 in Dendera, Qena Governorate, Egypt). He graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Luxor in 2002, specializing in Graphic Arts. In 2010, he obtained a diploma from the Higher Institute of Folk Arts at the Academy of Arts in Cairo. He served as the Head

Transformation of Love Marriages into Arranged Marriages

In my Valentine’s Day message, I discussed how the tradition of secret love (களவு) marriages in India was gradually corrupted into arranged marriages due to the influx of Aryans into South Asia between 1000 BC and 1000 AD. In this blog, I will explore how the Dravidian society in the Levant region was similarly influenced by Aryan