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 ...

Organised by the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC) from 24 to 30 November 2025, the Al Ain Book Festival 2025 offers a dedicated space for celebrating poetry and creative arts through its ...

Not only was Islam leaving its poetic mark, at the same time there was a movement of Buddhists, Hindus and Chinese throughout SE Asia and these four major philosophies have left their marks on the ...

“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 ...

Rasha Khayat is a freelance writer for Qantara.de. This article, translated from German, is distributed by the Common Ground News Service (CGNews) ...

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 ...