A Doctoral Dissertation at an Indian University on Travel Memoirs in Arabic Literature

Today, researcher Abdel Nasser bin Moussa submitted his dissertation in fulfillment of the requirements for the PhD in Arabic Language at Bharathidasan University in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu (South India). The…

A Train Crosses the Desert

The Nuclear Explosion opens a bold poetic series that brings together selected voices from the three major poetry movements shaping the world today: the World Poetry Movement, the Beijing Postmodernism…

A Human Being Outside His Homeland Rediscovers Himself

Poet, novelist, and translator Dr. Ashraf Aboul-Yazid believes that establishing an Arab critical school—one with its own foundations, theoretical pillars, and practical tools—must begin with a serious critical undertaking grounded…

Alexandra Ochirova Named the Silk Road Person of the Year 2025

The Silk Road Creations Series has announced the selection of Dr. Alexandra Ochirova as the Silk Road Literature Series Person of the Year 2025. Dr. Ochirova is a distinguished Russian…

A Poet

• A Poet You stopped me at the forbidden gate, Asking me to unveil what must remain unseen. Don’t you know the secret is a flame of light— It fades…

Coming soon: The Poet, a children’s poetry collection

Coming soon: The Poet, a children’s poetry collection by Egyptian poet Ashraf Aboul-Yazid with illustrations by the legendary artist Helmi El-Touni, to be published by Dar Al-Nasher within the Silk…

Egypt & Azerbaijan: Creative Meeting on the Silk Road

As part of the Creative Meeting on the Silk Road series, Egyptian poet, novelist, and translator Ashraf Aboul-Yazid will host a distinguished gathering of Azerbaijani cultural and literary figures on…

The Chinese Media Promotes the Silk Road Creative Meeting

The Arabic version of Epic of the Eurasia by Cao Shui is scheduled to be Published in Egypt, Hosted by Ashraf Aboul-Yazid.  Inna Natcharova (Russia) ,Hemant Divate (India) ,Esther Adelana (Nigeria)…

Ashraf Aboul-Yazid, the Transcontinental Writer

Ibrahim Abdel Meguid is one of the most prominent contemporary Egyptian novelists. He has enriched the Arabic library with a large number of novels that have left a profound impact…

Three Continents Creative Meeting Hosts Inna Nacharova: I, Cleopatra

The Silk Road Literature Series hosted its Three Continents Creative Meeting on Wednesday, 3 September 2025. In an hour online gathering, six authors from across three continents presented their works…