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Emirati businessman-philanthropist hopes the rich literary heritage of the Arab, Islamic and broader world would be preserved for future generations

Ibrahim Nasrallah, who won this year’s International Prize for Arabic Fiction, talks about his prize-winning novel and the brutality inherent in human beings

In the final interview he gave before his death in September, the author talks about his birthplace Al Sabiliat which inspired his prize-winning novel of the same name

Emirati poet and writer Saif Bin Mohammad Al Marri on his inspiration

Literati and peers remember poet Sultan Al Owais on his tenth death anniversary

Winners of the ‘Arabic Booker’ fiction prize, talk about the inspiration behind their works

Moroccan artist Mohammad Melehi speaks about his works, influences and the market pressures he has to endure

Ali Kemal Senan writes to preserve the Turkish past, with its wealth of legends and stories

Henry S. Kim, the director of Aga Khan Museum, Toronto, talks about the impact the establishment has had on Canadian society

At the heart of his award-winning novel, “The Bamboo Stalk”, is the identity crisis of migrant workers in the Gulf

Tunisia’s minister of culture, Mahdi Mabrouk, vows to uphold the rights of artists and cultural institutions

Indian businessman on his book on his experiences in the UAE, its remarkable transformation, and his respect for Arab culture