Articles — Nouri al-Jarrah

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16 Global Ideas on Their Way to Extinction

16 high ideas on their way to extinction! Let's look at: Will all these constants disappear soon? Under the title "Today here, tomorrow there: 16 ideas on their way to extinction," the prestigious Ame…

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To Be a Describer, Not the Described, at All Times

At all times (2) Not as described, and describing. You too should be that glimmer of hope in the eyes of Arabs. What most astonished the well-educated Thaqafi, those interested in foreign cultures, du…

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Ibn Battuta, Alive and Dead

A Road to Qalhat - Ibn Battuta, Dead, and the First Witness Live: The Coast of Sur, September 1331 AD As soon as Ibn Battuta’s feet touched the coast of the city of Sur, south of Oman, and it was a ti…

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Arabic Literature and English-Language Readers

The Arab Bear and English Readers Arabic culture enjoys great anonymity among other cultures in the world. The credit for achieving this anonymity (!) does not fundamentally go to the local nature of this culture, nor to a weakness in the level of literature and written expression in the Arabic lang…

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Femininity, the Feminine, and the Revolution of the Mind

"Al-Katiba" returns electronically after 10 years of print hiatus – Femininity, Womanhood, and the Revolution of the Mind back in print. Friends and writers asked me about "Al-Katiba" magazine and its…

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Nouri Al-Jarrah, poète de la Syrie martyrisée

Le poète arabophone Nouri Al-Jarrah s’impose comme un maître du chant épique et lyrique, convoquant le souvenir des mythes de l’Orient hellénistique tout en disant les blessures de la Syrie moderne.