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The Sed-festival (Heb Sed) Renewal of the kings' Reign
The Sed-festival (Heb Sed) Renewal of the kings' Reign
By: Sameh M. Arab on: Sunday 5 November 2017 - Genre: Egyptomania

The Sed festival (Heb Sed), named after the jackal god "Sed", was the most important celebration of kingship in ancient Egypt. Its origin rooted in the pre-dynastic times (before 3150 BC) an...

وَصـــايا
وَصـــايا
By: Sami Alamiri on: Sunday 5 November 2017 - Genre: Poetry

أُوصيكَ أيُّها الجُرْح وأنتَ تَشُقُّ طريقَكَ نحوَ صَدْري أنْ تَتَخَفّى بهيئةِ زورقٍ وإذا صادَفْتَ بَجَعاتٍ تُنَظِّفُ ريشَها على ضِفافِ دمي أُوصيكَ أنْ لا تُخْبِرَها بِما يَحْصَلُ في الخارج , دَع...

رماد البحر
رماد البحر
By: Majid Alshara on: Sunday 5 November 2017 - Genre: Poetry

يلم الصبحَ … عن شَفَةِ المرايا الصُّفرِ تنخرمُ السماءُ الآن يمشي في ضفافِ الريحِ برقاً سيبني في لهاثِ الثلجِ ثدياً ويرفعُ عن عوالمِهِ كلاماً صاعداً للجمرِ … يا هذا المراوغ في ج...

ندوة اليوم السابع في المسرح الوطني الفلسطيني – القدس
ندوة اليوم السابع في المسرح الوطني الفلسطيني – القدس
By: Jamil Salhut on: Sunday 5 November 2017 - Genre: Book Reviews

القـــــدس : ناقشت ندوة اليوم السابع في المسرح الوطني الفلسطيني كتابين لجميل السلحوت وهما : " حمار الشيخ " الذي يقع في 147 صفحة من الحجم الكبير ومن منشورات اتحاد الشاب الفلسطيني في رام الل...

القتل الرحيم ومشكلات الخوف والألم
القتل الرحيم ومشكلات الخوف والألم
By: Mohamed Jamal Tahhan on: Saturday 4 November 2017 - Genre: Philosophy and Religion

هل يمكن أن تكون طلقة الرحمة حلاًّ للأمراض المستعصية والشيخوخة؟ متى نفكّر بالموت بوصفه حلاًّ لما نعانيه؟ وهل يمكن أن يكون التخلّص من الحياة أمراً قابلاً للتنفيذ؟ وهل تسمح الأديان حتى بمجرد التفكير...

CANTO II :The Winged Sounds Of Liberty!
CANTO II :The Winged Sounds Of Liberty!
By: Ali Tal on: Saturday 4 November 2017 - Genre: Stories

-1- So vanished those delightful images of rainbows that stretched across the sweep of Time; not a wrack of all those pageant scenes remained, not a flake of soil for a seed to crack and s...

On Remand
On Remand
By: Ali Tal on: Saturday 4 November 2017 - Genre: Stories

Believe me, I understand all that you've said. The horrible life of an asylum seeker is something I am reminded of many times each day. I also know that our dark faces stand out like sore thumbs a...

The Call of Love
The Call of Love
By: Ali Tal on: Saturday 4 November 2017 - Genre: Poetry

You know damn well It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for; If you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing. It doesn’t interest...

The Empire's Flaming Ebon Chair
The Empire's Flaming Ebon Chair
By: Ali Tal on: Saturday 4 November 2017 - Genre: Stories

 1 Wishing the repose of death, in the bowels of a featherless crow, the swain to the far-off Empress of Earth came. Seven and ten hours the force of the cosmic winds the metal bird bore, soar...

UNRUFFLED SONG OF PURE CONTENT
UNRUFFLED SONG OF PURE CONTENT
By: Ali Tal on: Saturday 4 November 2017 - Genre: Essays

1 Arisen from the sweet arms of the Fulfiller Of All Wishes, graceful upon the eastern balcony the beloved of my heart's desire and I are soothed by the euphonious harmony of the night. Where H...

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