IBC Hosts the Presentation & Signing Ceremony of Mudaffar Al-Nawab’s Book “The Journey of Violet” by The Prominent Arab Thinker Dr. Abdul Hussein Shaban At Amman Royal Hotel
In the presence of the Head of Iraq’s mission, Mr. Muneef Ali Hussein, IBC Deputy Chairman & Secretary-General, Dr. Saad Naji, IBC Deputy Chairman, Mr. Nazar Awji, Board member, Dr. Osama Al-Quraishi, and a crowd of dignitaries, academics, cultural and media elites, and a number of representatives of diplomatic missions in Amman, and sponsored by the Iraqi Business Council’s Cultural Program “Ibdaa”, (Dar Al-Nahar) for Publishing & Distribution (Beirut – Lebanon) and Amman Royal Hotel, the presentation and signing ceremony of Mudaffar Al-Nawab’s “the Journey of Violet” Book by the prominent Arab intellectual, Dr. Abdul Hussein Shaban, was held on Monday September 25h 2023 at Amman Royal Hotel. The book included the thoughts and reflections of Dr. Abdul Hussein Shaban on the most prominent stages of the famous late Iraqi poet Mudaffar Al-Nawab’s life. At the beginning of the ceremony, the guests were welcomed, and the event was steered by poet and journalist Dr. Nawal Al-Hawar, where the following dignitaries talked; poetess, novelist and translator, Mrs. May Mudaffar – Iraq, former Minister of Cultural & Interior, HE Samir Al-Habashneh- Jordan, and former Governor of Beirut, Judge Ziyah Shabib – Lebanon, and member of the Palestinian National Council, writer and political analyst, Mr. Hamada Al-Faraneh – Palestine. Dr. Abdul Hussein Shaban also talked about the most important contents of his book; the first section (Mudaffar Al-Nawab – inspired by the Berlin Evening), second section (Mudaffar Al-Nawab Flickers in Our Conscience), third section (Mudaffar Al-Nawab & the Brecht Wall), fourth section (A Note by Al-Mutair; Dr. Hassan Shaban; Hooks Writer.. The Rhythms of Fantasy & Colors of Its Decoration in the Poetry of Mudaffar Al-Nawab), and the fifth section (Selections from Mudaffar Al-Nawab’s Poetry (The Poetic Taste). Dr. Abdul Hussein Shaban is one of the most prominent Arab intellectuals and writers, he has major contributions in the development of the cultural and intellectual fields in the Arab World. His works are also considered significant references in the cultural studies in many reputable universities and institutions.
At the end of the ceremony, Dr. Saad Naji, Mr. Nazar Awaji and Dr. Osama Al-Quraishi presented the prominent Arab intellectual, Dr. Abdul Hussein Shaban, with the Shield of Creative Work, the icon of IBC’s (Ibdaa) Cultural Program (the Tree of Life) in appreciation of the role of Dr. Abdul Hussein Shaban in enriching the intellectual and cultural content in the Arab World.
