Poet

Carol_Sansour

Interviews

Live Story

Carol Sansour: Palestine, poetry and the power of ordinary life

The New Arab Meets: Palestinian poet Carol Sansour on memory, identity and the ordinary lives, loves and stories that exist beyond images of destruction

Tatiana Svorou

01 October, 2026

Iraq

Live Story

Iraq's communist poet Muzaffar al-Nawab dies aged 88

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

20 May, 2022

Islam

Live Story

Rights group calls on Jordan to drop lawsuit against poet

The New Arab Staff

13 November, 2021

Dhabiya Khamis UAE

UAE

Live Story

Prominent Emirati writer banned from travelling over anti-normalisation stance

The New Arab Staff

27 September, 2020

Dareen_Tatour

Poet

Live Story

Israel releases Palestinian poet jailed for 'online incitement'

The New Arab

20 September, 2018

Piano

Shia

Less playing, more preaching: Cleric fired over piano videos

The New Arab

29 March, 2018

ajami poet amnesty

Qatar

Live Story

Qatari poet pardoned after five years in jail

The New Arab

17 March, 2016

أشرف فياض / القسم الثقافي

Live Story

Saudi court reduces Palestinian poet's 'apostasy' sentence

The New Arab

03 February, 2016

سعيد عقل - القسم الثقافي

writer

Live Story

'Phoenician poet' Said Akl dies, aged 102

Al-Araby al-Jadeed

01 December, 2014

سعيد عقل - القسم الثقافي

writer

Live Story

'Phoenician poet' Said Akl dies, aged 102

Al-Araby al-Jadeed

01 December, 2014