GOTHENBURG, Sweden (AFP) -- Noted Syrian poet Adonis, whose name surfaces regularly as a top contender for the Nobel literature prize, says religious fanaticism is “destroying the heart of the Arab ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. Every year around this time the name of the Syrian poet Adonis pops up in newspapers and in betting shops. Adonis (pronounced ah-doh-NEES), a pseudonym adopted by Ali Ahmad Said Esber ...

The Syrian poet, critic and artist Adonis has been described as the greatest living Arab poet. He was the first Arab to win the German Goethe Prize last year at the age of 81, whose judges described ...

Adonis was speaking during a lecture organised on Saturday at the American University of Sharjah in the presence of Robert Cook, Dean of College of Arts and Sciences at the AUS, among other ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NEW YORK (AP) — Syrian poet and translator Adonis has won a $50,000 prize from PEN America for lifetime achievement. The literary ...

Ali Ahmad Said is his Syrian name, the name he was born with. But Adonis — a name he gave himself — is how he's known in the world of poetry. Adonis is a revered poet who has written more than 20 ...

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As a school student Ali Ahmad -- no, Adonis -- joins the Syrian National Socialist Party: Not to be confused with Hitler’s party; it is a secular democratic party and is targeted by the repressive ...

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian poet Adonis, who has championed democracy and secular thought in the Middle East, was awarded Germany's prestigious Goethe Prize Wednesday. "The selection committee considered ...

Syrian poet Ali Ahmad Said Esber, also known by the pen name Adonis, poses for a picture during the 2016 Book Fair in Gothenburg, Sweden on September 23, 2016. Noted Syrian poet Adonis, whose name ...