Sudan: Atem Simon Recites His Poems in Khartoum

19 January 2017

Khartoum — South Sudanese Poet Atem Simon was in Khartoum last week to receive honours from the Sudanese Writers Union and to attend the inauguration of his new collection of Arabic poems entitled Wakth Al-Watan (pinch of the homeland), published by Rafiqi publications, a publishing house established by Southern Sudanese writers in Juba, and publishes books in Arabic, considered one of South Sudan's major languages.

The event also came within the resumption of the activity of the Sudanese Writers Union, after the law considered an early decision by the Ministry of Culture and Information freezing its activity null and void.

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