A new book of translations is set to bring a classical Arabic poet into the Western imagination – and change perceptions of the Middle East with it. One of literature’s undeniable life lessons is that ...

H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, attended the "Asmar Podcast" literary event this evening, Thursday, as part of the activities associated with the Sharjah International ...

“Arabic had been a passion for me much before I flew in to the UAE,” says Ismail who hails from Kerala. He mastered the language by taking a post-graduate degree and also did the preliminary for ...

Al Mafraq Arabic Poetry Festival, at the conclusion of its 10th session, wrote a new chapter in the history of Arab poetry, marking a decade since its ...

An attractive pocket-sized manuscript that I recently acquired reflects a long tradition to recite the liturgical poem “Mi Kamocha, Ve’en Kamocha” of Yehuda Halevi (1075-1141) in Adar. This ...

Al Mafraq Arabic Poetry Festival, at the conclusion of its tenth session, wrote a new chapter in the history of Arab poetry, marking a decade since its founding, under the generous patronage of His ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...

In The Million's Poet programme, competitors battle it out to impress a panel of judges with traditional Arabic poems, not pop songs. But instead of choosing an ode to the beauty of Bedouin life, ...