Every culture has its Romeo and Juliet, and the Arab world is no exception. These fables exert a powerful cultural influence that shapes the way people perceive their love affairs. Here are 4 love stories that have marked the folklore and literature of the Arab world.

Places of culture, exchange and learning, libraries are flourishing in the countries of the Middle East and North Africa. Some are historical, others more recent, but all have the ambition to spread knowledge, to anchor knowledge, to create a universal base for all humanity. Discover our top 3 most beautiful libraries in the Arab world.

For this year’s edition of the Arab Literature Prize, eight books have been selected from across the Arab World. The Arab Literature Prize is awarded by the Arab World Institute in partnership with the Jean-Luc Lagardère Foundation, honoring the great wealth of Arabic literature. Created in 2013, the Arab Literature Prize is the only French award recognizing excellence in Arab literature, and strives to promote and shine the spotlight on Arab writers and their works from the past year. The winner will not only receive the prize, but also a 10,000€ award.

British-Ghanaian architect David Adjaye is globally well known for his creations all around the world, such as the Skolkovo School of Management in Moscow, Russia, the National Cathedral of Ghana in the city Accra, and the Wall Street Tower in the heart of Manhattan, New York. He is to build his next project, the Institute of African Culture, Research and Documentation, in the United Arab Emirates in 2023.

The holidays are here! So whether you’re a lover of romance, prefer spine-chilling thrillers or never miss an opportunity to laugh out loud, there’s bound to be a book for you! Today, Kawa helps you choose the book you should not forget for your summer break.

The first novel of the young Saudi author Aziz Mohammed has just been translated for the first time into the Moliere language by a french publishing house. Entitled “The critical case of K”, this fiction evokes the Kafkaesque daily life of a Saudi oil company employee.

From June 5 to 31, the Arabofolies festival will come back at the World Arab Institute of Paris for its musical festival of arts and ideas. An opportunity to discover the first album of the Tunisian artist Nawel Ben Kraiem, who will perform and enchant the stage with her songs, a musical hybridization at the crossroads of the two shores of the Mediterranean sea.

This year, Jalal Barjas, a Jordanian poet and novelist, wins the International Prize for Arabic Fiction for his novel Bookseller’s Notebooks. Back to this literary success but we promise not to tell you the ending!

At only 12 years old and after the publication of two novels, the young Saudi Ritaj Al-Hazmi wins the title of the youngest author at the Guinness World Records! The beginning of a beautiful career…

In Kevin Macdonald’s next film, Tahar Rahim embarks on a year 2021 that could be the year of international consecration, with a nomination for the Golden Globes, another for the BAFTA Awards, and the Oscars in the line of sight.

The Italian-Egyptian actor Fabio Abraham will play the mythical Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser for a docudrama series soon to be broadcast on CNN.

The Lebanese author Sharif Majdalani was awarded Monday the “Special Jury Prize” for “Beirut 2020”, published by Actes Sud, within the framework of the Femina prize for French novels.

The last remake of the adaptation of the mythical science-fiction saga Dune is soon ready. As the recently released trailer shows, this opus, directed by Denis Villeneuve for Warner Bros., should keep all its promises. The film was shot in Wadi Rum, Jordan.

Closed for several months due to the coronavirus and the health emergency in France, the Institut du Monde Arabe announced its reopening today.