Suq Al Mal

According to The National Ms. Hilal's new book. Divorce and Kholu’ Poetry: A Reading of the Status of Women in Tribal Society, Nabati ...

(Update:  Translation of Poem by The National) My poems! When your critics seek flaws in you, they will be overwhelmed when they find n...

A nice article from The National . As you'll notice she had the highest marks from the judges but lost two to one in the "popular...

Tonight marked the final competition in the Million's Poet 2010 contest.   Nasser AlAjami of Kuwait is the Million's Poet for 201...

Here's a link to the poem at The National.  With translation via subtitles. This is not from the actual contest. Here's a YouTu...

شفت شر يتوايق من عيون الفتاوي ... في زمانٍ حلاله ملقحينه حرام .. عن وجوه الحقايق لارفعت الغطاوي  ..  بان مسخٍ تخفى تحت ستر اللثام .. وحشي ...

More on her life story.   Here . Sometimes the human spirit triumphs over oppression.   Often it does not. How many bright minds and ...

  In case you're wondering about the results of last night's competition and the fate of Hissa Hilal.  The competition was postpon...

This from The National Abu Dhabi. Sort of breaks the Western stereotype about Muslim women. I particularly like this quote. Covering ...

So how did Hissa do in yesterday's competition? Here's Bader Asman's report on the Million's Poet website .   The article ...

Copyright Gulf News Dubai Here's a bit more on the story of this remarkable woman from Dubai's Gulf News . Wednesday 24 March is ...

Copyright The National Abu Dbabi Here's the article from The National with a translation of her poem.  So far I have been unable to f...

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 ذكرى فاطمة ابراهيم البلطجي إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون رجعوني صوتك لأيامي اللي راحوا علموني أندم على الماضي وجراحه اللي سمعته قبل ما تسمع...

An important work of Arabic poetry .

A bit of encouraging news on two fronts. Women poets marking their mark and getting recognition.  Best wishes to Ruba, Hisa, Halima an...