Season Thirteenth

Within a large group of intellectuals and writers, Mohammad AlQash’ami reviewed the beginning of his interests in the novelist AbdulRahman Munif which was in 1985. He mentioned that he worked on gathering Munif’s novels and books as well as the writings about him in newspapers and periodicals. He referred to his repetitive meetings and constant dialogues with the writer who was interested to follow up the recent literary publications in Saudi Arabia while he was living abroad. The speaker…

The speaker expressed his pleasure to visit Qatif for the first time, and considered his participation in Althulatha Cultural Forum as a step for promoting intercommunication between the citizens of this nation and a way for boosting intellectual dialogue between intellectuals in Saudi Arabia. He started the lecture confirming the necessity to constantly discuss major issues by diverse intellectual groups. He indicated that discussion on the issue of applying the law of Shariah is a foregone…

Zaki AlBaharnah, the moderator and a member in the Forum’s Organizing Committee, talked about Sayyed Ali AlAwwami’s early life indicating that he studied Qur’an, reading, math, calligraphy and logic. He mentioned that AlAwwami worked in business and held several positions in companies and banks. He cleared that Sayyed AlAwwami was active in local and social affairs and wrote in several newspapers addressing local issues. Jafar AlShayeb, the Forum’s sponsor, stressed the importance of…