The series "Literary Dialogues Across Borders" will host a session entitled "History between truth and fiction: How do we distinguish between them?", Which will be held at half past seven in the evening of next Saturday, with the participation of writer and historian Bethany Hughes, writer and historian Peter Hillier, expert in heritage, folklore and UAE history Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Muslim, President of the Sharjah Heritage Institute, where the participants will discuss the role of historians in revealing the truth and explaining the myths that are mixed with history. Many of Petany Hughes' historical works have been turned into TV series. Her new book, "Phineas and Aphrodite," deals with the complex roots of the Roman and Greek deities, and what they symbolized in ancient civilizations. Peter Hillier is the author and editor of more than 20 books in the fields of UAE archeology, history and the environment.
The session "between reality and fiction" comes in a series of "literary dialogues across borders", which uses digital platforms to host Emirati writers, thinkers and creators in direct discussions that bring them together with high-level experts from all over the world. In the session that preceded it, Minister of State Zaki Nusseibeh and Dr. Farouq Al-Baz, NASA's space scientist and geologist, addressed the mission of “Probe of Hope” to Mars, and moderated the session, directly from Japan, Salem Al-Marri, Director of the Emirates Astronaut Program at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Center For space. More than 3,500 people from 46 countries participated in the inaugural session of the series “Literary Dialogues across the Borders” who registered to watch the direct discussion session that included Indian politician Shashi Tharoor and Minister of State Zaki Nusseibeh, to discuss the impact of the events of 2020 on the course of history. While the second session included the famous environmental activist, Dr. Jane Goodall, and Maryam Bint Muhammad Al Muhairi, Minister of State for Food Security, to discuss the impact of epidemic measures on the global challenges of food supply and the natural world. In addition to an international poetry session that included Emirati poet Afra Atiq, the Colombian-American poet, Carlos Andres Gomez and the British-Ethiopian writer, Yemen Sesay. Meanwhile, the Sunday Times journalist Christina Lamb and political commentator Sultan Al Qasimi discussed the changes in news reports in the past ten years. The third session included Omar Ghobash and journalist Leslie Hazleton. It is reported that "Dialogues", a new initiative aimed at enhancing international cultural understanding through the power of the word and the influence of the book, was launched by the Emirates Office for Public and Cultural Diplomacy and the Emirates Literature Foundation.
3 historians discuss the statement of truth and fiction in history and how we distinguish between them.
An initiative aimed at enhancing international cultural understanding through the power of the word and the influence of the book.