October 30, 2026 – Al-Andalus Tribune

Young Syrian artists revive Andalusian heritage through poetry and music

October 30, 2026October 30, 2026 Editor

By N.J/ R.K | sana.sy Damascus, Oct. 26 (SANA) Young poets and performers gathered at the Arab Cultural Center in Mazzeh on Sunday for “Guests from Córdoba,” event, a cultural evening featuring poetry, recitation, singing and music inspired by Andalusian heritage. The program included literary and musical performances celebrating Córdoba and Andalusia, alongside poems reflecting Damascus’s cultural significance. The event…

Simurgh: The most mystical mythical bird species on Earth

October 30, 2026October 30, 2026 AbdulBaseer al-Buhairi

As the Amazon book description has it: My “ornithological treatise” Bad Birder’s Birding Report is actually illustrated nonsense verse in the tradition of Edward Lear, Lewis Carroll, Gillette Burgess, and Dr. Seuss. Featuring 125 poems and 130 illustrations, it mentions more than 150 species of birds, including virtually all of the most common North American species as well as several”exotics,”…