Ali Al-Muqri is a Yemeni poet and novelist. Born in Taiz, Yemen, he began writing at the age of 18 and went on to serve as cultural editor of several publications. His novels have been translated into Italian, French, English, Kurdish, among other languages. Since 1985, Al-Muqri has been working in the field of cultural media and, though Dar El-Saqi Publishing House, published a novel entitled Black Taste, Black Odour which was longlisted for the 2008 – 2009 Arabic Booker Prize.
Where memory is the house of culture and knowledge; where the original council, separated by a cultural sidewalk that connects Muharraq with the intellectuals and writers of the world. The house itself, located at the heart of the city, opens its doors to cultural production in the fields of thought, literature, politics, philosophy, culture and art.
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