In conjunction with the anniversary of the passing of 1054 years since the death of the poet, Abu Tayeb Al Mutanabi, the poetry encyclopedia in the Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi, today, a cultural and poetic symposium on his life and poetry, in Manarat Saadiyat.
The symposium, which commemorates his death on September 23, 965, under the slogan «Mutanabbi: is still full of the world and the concern of the people», a window to retrieve the glories of Mutanabbi, one of the most famous Arab poets.
The symposium will be attended by UAE writer Jamal Matar, who has published a book about Mutanabbi entitled “One Lord is Enough” and a member of the faculty of the University of Jordan, Dr. Mufleh Al-Hwaitat, who has published a book about Mutanabbi entitled “Poetic Conflict: A Textual Approach in Mutanabbi Poetry”. The faculty member of the Sorbonne University, Dr. Hana Subhi, who has a range of publications in translation. The symposium also includes the recitation of poet, Jarir Al Kaabi, poems from the poems of Mutanabi, accompanied by music, while opening the doors of participation to the public to enjoy the poems of Mutanabbi, delivered by the Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Authority, Dr. Ali bin Tamim, and sung by the voice of artist Abeer Nehme. Acting House of Books in the Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi, Abdullah Majid Al Ali: «Today we celebrate Mutanabbi, one of the most important poets in the history of Arab culture, and his poems are strong, honest and poetic, and interested in the sense, and formulated creatively and in a strong manner, and through the activities of such a seminar , Highlights the role of encyclopedia The poetry to highlight the importance of the role of Mutanabi in enriching Arab poetry, which is still to this day a source of inspiration for many writers and poets ».