Tag Archives: Egyptian Writers
Abbas Mahmoud Al-Aqqad (1889 – 1969) Posted by Fisal on Feb 7, 2013
In today’s post, I am going to tell you about a famous Egyptian figure; Abbas Mahmoud Al-Aqqad عــبــاس مـحــمـــود الـعــقـــاد . Al-Aqqad was a famous writer كــاتــب , novelist روائــي , poet شــاعـــر , journalist صــحــفــي and critic نــاقــد . He was also a member of the Arab Academy الأكــاديــمــيـــة الــعـــربــيـــة . Al-Aqqad…
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…
The Dean of Arabic Literature Posted by Fisal on Oct 29, 2011
Taha Hussein (November 14, 1889 – October 28, 1973) Like yesterday in 1973, Taha Hussein, who was nicknamed the Dean of Arabic Literature عميد الأدب العربي , left our world. He was one of the most influential 20th century Egyptian writers and philosophers. He was a pioneer of enlightenment التنوير and had great contributions in…
Anis Mansour أنيس منصور Posted by Fisal on Oct 21, 2011
Anis Mansour أنيس منصور (August 18, 1925 – October 21, 2011) This morning, Anis Mansour, aged 87 years old, left our world. Anis was a philosopher فيلسوف , author مؤلف and media figure. The Egyptian writer كاتب is known for the breadth of his interests as well as for his penetrating intelligence ذكاء . …