DUBAI: New York is home to numerous public monuments that honor influential authors of the 19th and 20th centuries: Lewis Carroll, Hans Christian Andersen, and Gertrude Stein, to name a few. It’s rare to see an Arab personality amongst such honorees, but that’s about to change. A new marble sculpture commemorating the late Lebanese-American writer, artist, and philosopher
DUBAI: Valentine’s Day 2023 seems like a timely opportunity to look back on the life of one of the Arab world’s greatest writers, the Lebanese-American poet and painter Gibran Khalil Gibran, who was famous the world over for his touching poetry about love as well as his seminal work, “The Prophet.” This year marks the 140th anniversary of his birth, as well as the publication
DUBAI: As a writer and painter who was equally accomplished in both disciplines, Kahlil Gibran is undoubtedly one of Middle East’s greatest cultural exports. The Lebanese-American artist, author and philosopher is best known for his 1923 book of prose poetry “The Prophet.” And while his work in English proved popular among the masses, the critical response, at the time, was