It celebrated the masterpieces of the owner of “Doaa Al-Karawan” on his birthday

“The Days of Taha Hussein” hosted by the Mohammed bin Rashid Library

• Parwin Habib touched on the woman's life, Taha Hussein, during the session, which was moderated by Laila Al-Obeidi.

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• Omar Abdulaziz and Maryam Al-Hashemi during a session on the thought of Taha Hussein.

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Under the title “The Days of Taha Hussein”, the Mohammed bin Rashid Library celebrated the memory of the owner of “Dua Al-Karawan” and “The Days”, during sessions organized the day before yesterday, so that the civilizational edifice in Dubai sheds more light on the writer’s thought (whose birth falls on November 15th). ) and his critical contributions, as well as on women in his life, in addition to showing some films based on his novels, and discussing his immortal stories.

The poet and media figure, Dr. Parween Habib, and Dr. Omar Abdulaziz participated in the events, and the dialogue sessions were moderated by Dr. Maryam Al Hashemi and Dr. Laila Al-Obaidi.

On the sidelines of a session on women in Taha Hussein's life, Dr. Parwin - who is preparing a book about the late, entitled "She Sees With Her Own Eyes" - told Emirates Today about her new work: "In the book, I will discuss the relationship between Taha Hussein and his French wife Suzanne Brisso, who lived with him and was Supportive of him, she organized his life, kept that space, and did not write a single letter about her memories with him, until after his death, so she lived on the saying: Behind every great man is a woman, but she was not an easy woman living with a creative man.

She explained:

How to choose

Regarding Dr. Bruin's choice of personalities for whom she presents research and studies, she added: “I am a mass of feelings, and I must love the character before I write about it. Regarding Taha Hussein, I have a long memory with him. I used to watch the series (Al-Ayyam) when I was young, and he is still stuck in My memory, and I carry many images that were imprinted in my mind, and I restore them, because these characters live with me and with my reality.” Taha Hussein did not deal with criticism, but followed the image of women in his writings.

She indicated that she likes to immerse herself in female personalities in the future, especially those who presented a lot to the Arabic language, but were not given enough light.

renovated

For her part, the writer and critic, Dr. Maryam Al-Hashemi, who moderated a discussion session on the thought of Taha Hussein, within the activities of the Mohammed bin Rashid Library, said that the thought of the owner of “Al-Ayyam” cannot be easily overlooked, especially because of the visions it carries. His thought was calling for renewal and acceptance of the other, Indeed, this event celebrating him comes at the perfect time.

She pointed out that tolerance, which carries the meaning of acceptance, is what contributes to making the writer distinguished and acceptable and one of the rare pens, pointing out that it was Taha Hussein's loss of sight that made him focus on other senses and insight, praising the event organized by the Mohammed bin Rashid Library, because it presents different thought to libraries. traditional.

For his part, Dr. Omar Abdulaziz, Director of the Studies and Publication Department at the Department of Culture in Sharjah, shed light on the thinker Taha Hussein by touching on stations in his life, focusing on the period in which he became blind, as he focused on auditory reception, indicating that the late appeared at a stage A critical historical scene that witnessed a kind of tension between preservation and renewal.

He pointed out that Taha Hussein, by nature, had a controversial personality that did not accept half-solutions, and accordingly he was in direct confrontation with various parties.

Part of the biography

Taha Hussein was born in November 1889, in the village of Kilo, Minya Governorate, Upper Egypt.

He lost his sight at the age of four due to ophthalmia.

He enriched Arab libraries with many creations, studies and translations, and devoted his works to cultural openness.

His works were presented on television and cinema, and among the most prominent works that remain in memory are “In Pre-Islamic Poetry”, “Dua Al-Karawan”, and “The Days” in which he presented his autobiography.

Parvin Habib:

"In my book, which will soon see the light, I discuss the relationship between Taha Hussein and his wife Susan, who was supportive of him."

Mariam Al Hashemi:

"Taha Hussein's thought cannot be easily overlooked, especially because of his visions. The thought of the late was calling for renewal and acceptance of the other."

Omar Abdulaziz:

"Taha Hussein, by nature, had a polemical personality that did not accept half-solutions, and therefore he was in confrontation with different parties."

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