Javed Akhtar talks with Subhash K Jha about his father Jaan Nisar Akhtar, noted poet and lyricist for Hindi films on his ...

The Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC) has announced the opening of the submissions for the fourth edition of the Kanz Al ...

The iconic Mabel Dorothy Segun is 95. Born in 1930 at Ondo to Venerable Isaiah Aig-Imoukhuede and Mrs Eunice Aig-Imoukhuede, she is known popularly in the world of literature as Mrs. Mabel Segun.

The first book in Arabic about the life and poetry of the great Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib, titled Ghalib: A’zam Shu’ara’il-Hind ...

We know the story of civil rights leader Malcolm X, but history classes never teach us about how his legacy continued through his children. X married Dr. Betty Shabazz in 1958, and together, they gave ...

In this week's exploration of digital rabbit holes, Cheur Yang '27 travels from the eclectic dr. T project to Antonio Machado’s poems.

Report  Nineteen-year-old Indian Muslim boy, Mahmood Akram, has astonished the world with his linguistic abilities and ...

George Butler travels the world drawing places and people touched by conflict. He shares his return to Syria in the weeks after Assad fell ...

Without hesitation, she replied, "I come from a civilisation much older than yours, and I have no need to adopt your ways." The events of February 21, 1952 had left an indelible mark on her. That day, ...

At just eight years old, Akram set a world record as the youngest multilingual typist. By 12, he had impressed German ...

As independent India’s first education minister (15 August 1947 – 2 February 1958), he worked tirelessly to promote research ...

When I was young, I knew a lot about old people. Especially about old people I knew personally: members of my family, my ...