Baghdad, Iraq – Haj Mohammed al-Khashali has outlived four sons and one grandson, killed together when a car bomb tore through Mutanabbi Street in 2007. Sixteen years later, and 20 years after ...

“Give me verse like that, give me a poet like Abu Tayeb al-Mutanabbi, and I’ll go with you to the ends of the earth.” —Character in Elias Khoury’s “As Though She Were Sleeping” “As Though She Were ...

ABU DHABI, 5th May, 2025 (WAM) -- On the ninth day of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF), a session titled Al Mutanabbi’s Inventions explored the enduring legacy of the celebrated ...

there is a meandering alley named after the Iraqi poet Al Mutanabbi. The poet's street branches away from Al Rasheed and heads down through a tissue of dilapidated buildings with thin columns that ...

Before the bomb, Al-Mutanabbi Street in Baghdad appeared to be made of books: they littered the sidewalks, waved from tables and carts, sat on shelves inside bookstores, and peeped at passersby ...

She spoke during a visit to Al-Mutanabbi Street, which has long drawn bibliophiles and is named after the celebrated 10th-century poet Abul Tayeb al-Mutanabbi. The mission of Azoulay, a former culture ...

The ground-breaking new play of the renowned Lebanese artist Mansour Al Rahbani, Al Mutanabbi, will soon be featured in Dubai where preparations are being currently made to construct a huge theate ...

BAGHDAD, Iraq - After breaking their Ramadan fast, Iraqis pour into Baghdad’s famous Al-Mutanabbi street where they find joy among the booksellers and cultural landmarks. Visitors say spending ...