Dr. Adila Nazarova: The Geography of the Soul: Humanity and Resistance in the Fiction of Alabbas and Ashraf Dali
The ancient Silk Road entered the memory of history not merely as a route traversed by caravans carrying material wealth, but as a spiritual bridge that connected the cultures, literatures, and arts of diverse peoples. Along this bridge, the Eastern nations developed a shared aesthetic imagination and philosophical vision of the world, rooted in common moral and spiritual values. Thus, even as geographical borders shifted, the deeper language of cultures remained remarkably c
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Poetry as Ritual: The Sacred and the Wounded Voice of Isilda Nunes
Illustration: AI In contemporary Portuguese literature, few voices intertwine mythology, spirituality, and intimate confession as organically as Isilda Nunes. A poet and visual artist, Nunes creates works that transcend artistic boundaries, transforming poetry into a ritual of remembrance, resistance, and inner transformation. Her latest collection, Litania aos Deuses que me abandonaram (Litany to the Gods Who Abandoned Me), continues this poetic journey, inviting readers int
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From Poem to Screen: How Ashraf Aboul-Yazid's “A Train Crosses the Desert” Found a New Life in Cinema
Illustration: AI Poetry rarely travels alone. Its metaphors, rhythms, and silences often transcend the written page, finding unexpected forms in other arts. Such is the case with A Train Crosses the Desert, the evocative poem by Egyptian writer Ashraf Aboul-Yazid, which inspired Pakistani filmmaker Rahul Aijaz to create a short film bearing the same title. Yet the relationship between poem and film is far more complex than a conventional adaptation. Rather than translating ve
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Palestinian Poet Hanan Awwad Named Silk Road Literature Personality of the Year 2026
Cairo – Darna Museum The Silk Road Literature series, founded in 2016 by Egyptian poet, novelist, and journalist Dr. Ashraf Aboul-Yazid, celebrated the tenth anniversary of its launch as a cross-cultural literary project dedicated to building bridges among world cultures and literatures through translation, publishing, and creative dialogue. Hosted by Darna Museum on the evening of June 18, the celebration featured a poetry gathering and artistic performances, during which Pa
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Ten Years of Silk Road Literature Series: A Celebration of a Transcontinental Literary Project and the Announcement of the Personality of the Year 2026
Cairo – Darna Museum This month, the cultural community celebrates the tenth anniversary of the launch of the “Silk Road Literature” series, founded in 2016 by the Egyptian poet, novelist, and journalist Dr. Ashraf Aboul-Yazid, as a cross-border cultural initiative dedicated to building bridges between world cultures and literatures through translation, publishing, and creative dialogue. On this occasion, Darna Museum will host a special celebration at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday,
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Ivan Pozzoni: The Late Modernism
Illustration: AI Giorgio Linguaglossa raises a crucial question about the concept of art: «How and where to orient the search for the new poetic language?». After the end of the modern era and of every modernist aesthetic ontology, decreed by Zygmunt Bauman and contemporary new sociology, every post-modernist meta-philosopher - like Jencks with architecture, Danto with art or Fukuyama with history - is tempted to impose the definitive sanction of death sentence on the object
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Naji Naaman Literary Prizes 2026: Celebrating Global Literary Excellence
4,127 authors from 83 countries participated in the 24th season of one of the world's most internationally diverse literary awards. The twenty-fourth season of the prestigious Naji Naaman Literary Prizes has once again demonstrated the extraordinary power of literature to unite voices across cultures, languages, and continents. The 2026 edition attracted an impressive 4,127 participants from 83 countries, writing in 27 languages and dialects. From this remarkable pool of tale
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