The first day of the Tanweer Festival proved to be a spectacular gathering of music, poetry and art, as the desert night came alive under a canopy of stars in the vast and historical wonder of the Mleiha desert.
The festival, envisioned by Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi as a first-of-its-kind in the region, welcomed over 2,000
Amidst the tempest’s rage and the barren hills,
The shepherd treads alone, the frost’s cold
No longer feared – spring’s warmth far behind.
Dr. Tzemin Ition Tsai, a seasoned poet from Taiwan, shares his poems
Dr. Tzemin Ition Tsai (born 1957) hails from a small fishing village along the southern coast of
I built moments of joy in new events
Giving priority to what is to love
I understand that we must live together.
Elisa Mascia, a renowned poetess from Italy, shares her poetry
Elisa Mascia from Italy is a writer, radio host, reviewer, and bilingual poet (Italian-Spanish), and critic, juror in poetry competitions, interviewer
A sea of miles, a river of silence cries out for peace
Love is given to good people.
Maid Corbic, a young poet hailing from Tuzla, Bosnia Herzegovina, shares his poetry
Maid Corbic from Tuzla, Bosnia Herzegovina, is a well awarded young poet. Many of his works have been published in anthologies and magazines in Chile, Spain,
Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife of H.H. the Ruler of Sharjah and Chairperson of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs (SCFA), the 10th edition of the ‘My Health’ Conference, themed Health and Wellbeing,’ will bring together over 36 leading experts in medical, physical, and mental