Tag Archives: Arabic literature
Yehia Haqqi (1905 – 1992) Posted by Fisal on Dec 10, 2011
Yehia Haqqi يحيى حقي was one of the pioneers رُوّاد of the modern Egyptian literature. As well as being an important writer, he was an expert خبير on the Arab culture. He is considered a landmark in the cinema and literature and is compared to Naguib Mahfouz نجيب محفوظ and Yusuf Idris يوسف ادريس…
Mostafa Mahmoud’s “Tree” Posted by Fisal on May 8, 2011
We talked before about the famous Egyptian scientist and writer Mostafa Mahmoud. Today we are going to explore one of his articles about woman. The article is taken from his mystic book “Anthems of Sin and Innocence أناشيد الإثم و البراءة “ pages 73 – 75 . In the article, Mahmoud takes us smoothly from…
Arabic Poetry – Introduction Posted by aziza on Jan 13, 2011
I have always loved poetry, but I did not like learning about it at school and university because it was taught in a very factual way and we were forced to memorize so much of it. However, I never stopped reading and enjoying poetry out of the educational context. I wanted to write about poetry…
Latifa Al-Zayyat Posted by aziza on May 14, 2010
Latifa Al-Zayyat (لطيفة الزيات) is a distinguished novelist (روائية), literary critic (ناقدة أدبية), an academic (أستاذة جامعية) and an intellectual (مفكرة). She was born in Damietta, on August 8, 1923. She received her education at Egyptian schools and later obtained her PhD in English literature from Cairo University in 1957. She is also a political…
Khalil Gibran Posted by aziza on Apr 1, 2010
Gibran (جبران خليل جبران) was born in Lebanon to a poor family that could not afford to give him formal education. However, priests taught him about the Bible, as well as the Arabic and Syriac languages. Around 1891, his family’s property was confiscated by the authorities. With no home, Gibran’s mother decided to immigrate to…