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Wijdan Al-Sayegh. Wijdan Alsayegh ( Arabic: وجدان الصائغ) is an Iraqi writer, poet, and critic born in Baghdad in 1967. She earned a master's degree with a grade of excellence in 1992 [1] from University of Mosul on her thesis (the Rhetorical image in the poetry of Omar Abu Risha ). Local and Arabic magazines have published tens of ...
Shajar al-Durr ( Arabic: شجر الدر, lit. 'Tree of Pearls'), also Shajarat al-Durr ( شجرة الدر ), [ a] whose royal name was al-Malika ʿAṣmat ad-Dīn ʾUmm-Khalīl Shajar ad-Durr ( الملكة عصمة الدين أم خليل شجر الدر; [ b] died 28 April 1257), was a ruler of Egypt. She was the wife of As-Salih Ayyub ...
2.52 Million. Organized by. Sharjah Book Authority. Website. www .sibf .com /en /home. Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) is an 11-day international book fair held annually in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. It is one of the world's largest book fairs, and it has over 400 literary events. [1]
Al-Hayat was restarted by Jamil Mrowa and Adel Bishtawi in 1988. [7] The paper was bought in 1988 by the Saudi Prince Khalid bin Sultan. [12] Owing to the newly relaunched newspaper's majority Christian Lebanese and Christian Palestinian management, critics dubbed Al-Hayat "a newspaper of minorities in the service of a prince," especially after publishing criticisms by Kurds and Shiites ...
The Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization is a museum in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The museum, opened in 2008, covers Islamic culture, with more than 5,000 artifacts from the Islamic world. [ 1] Objects include calligraphy, carvings, ceramics, coins, glass, manuscripts, metalwork, and scientific instruments.
Sharjah Mosque. / 25.24083°N 55.57028°E / 25.24083; 55.57028. The Sharjah Mosque ( Gulf Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلشَّارْقَة, romanized : Masjid Aš-Šārjah ), [4] [5] is the largest mosque in the Emirate of Sharjah, the U.A.E. Besides serving the needs of Muslims, the mosque has a library, and an area for giving Dawah to ...
1,150/km 2 (3,000/sq mi) Time zone. UTC+04:00 (UAE Standard Time) Khor Fakkan ( Arabic: خَوْر فَكَّان, romanized : Khawr Fakkān) is a city and an exclave of the Emirate of Sharjah, located on the east coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), facing the Gulf of Oman, and geographically surrounded by the Emirate of Fujairah. [ 2][ 3 ...
The Heart of Sharjah is a cultural heritage project that aims to preserve and restore the old town of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and return it to its 1950s state. A five-phase project intended for completion in 2025, the project is being undertaken by the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), together with the ...