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Neguib Mahfouz: The last style

28
Oct 2019
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Monday 08:00 PM - 09:00 PM

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An Egyptian journalist and critic, Mohamed Shaeer studied English literature at the Faculty of Arts, South Valley University. He is the editor-in-chief of Akhbar al-Adab and Al-Kitab. Shaeer received numerous awards over his career, including the Dubai Media Award and the Journalists Union Award. He published his book “Writings of the Guard Duty: The Letters of Abdul Hakim Kassem”.

From the idea of a house that opens its door to the cultures and sciences of the peoples, to the house whose owner used to write and gather what happens in the place and outside it … the house of Abdullah Al Zayed was the first to found journalism in Bahrain with a modern press and library. He was also the first to open a cinema. He was the only editor who worked passionately to publish the weekly Bahrain Newspaper, and even encouraged aspirants to write about literature and culture.

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