And participated in the symposium, “Taha Hussein: Insight to the Mind”, were the Egyptian Minister of Culture, Enas Abdel Dayem, the novelist, critic and researcher in the field of political science Ammar Ali Hassan, the Saudi academic and critic Asmaa Al-Muqbel, the critic and translator Hayan Gomaa Al-Saei, and the Egyptian critic and academic Muhammad Abu Al-Fadl Badran. And they interviewed the media, Nashwa Al-Ruwaini.
Minister Enas Abdel-Dayem confirmed that the Dean of Literature, Taha Hussein, is one of the greats of Arab history, and a name that is strongly influential in the history of Arab and international thought.
She added, “He devoted his career to the values of goodness, love and peace, so that his name would remain as a unique Egyptian model, and he was distinguished in terms of thought and criticism, as well as in several creative fields, including story, novel and biography,” stressing the importance of celebrating such personalities that Egypt and Arab culture presented to the world. As shining models that confirm that our culture is not only for history, but for the future.
For his part, Ammar Ali Hassan, a novelist, critic and researcher in the field of political science, said: “After one year, we will be on the cusp of half a century of absence from the Dean, who was present in every direction. The writer Taha Hussein created an unparalleled literary text, which is his book Al-Ayyam, which is comparable to the Thousand and One Nights in our Arab heritage, and he wrote it in only nine days, and he wanted his ideas to exist in people’s lives.
The critic and translator Hayyan Juma’a Al-Sa’i dealt with the genius of Taha Hussein and his thought in the field of translation, “which was manifested in his selection of the works he translated to place in the hands of the Arab reader, and the approach he took as a style in his translations, he was creative, because he realized the impact of the ancient European civilization on the modern, and wanted to benefit from Including other civilizations. For this reason, he transmitted with cleverness and intelligence from the mothers of books to Arab readers, to be familiar with other cultures, which contributed to creating a state of interaction between cultures.
The Saudi academic and critic Asmaa Al-Moqbel also praised the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair’s interest in highlighting a great literary and intellectual stature such as the Dean of Arabic literature, Dr. Taha Hussein, who is considered one of the most important Arab models. .
For his part, Mohamed Abu Al-Fadl Badran, an Egyptian academic and critic, said: “Taha Hussein fought a major battle in the field of science and culture, and the journey of the Dean of Arabic Literature was emanating from a mind full of insight. He went through long stages in the field of scientific research and biographies, and the most beautiful thing is There is truth in the book Al-Ayyam, especially with regard to the shock of civilization,” noting that Taha Hussein had transformed education into water and air within the reach of the simple, the poor, and all classes, and this is the biggest role he played.
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