The National Endowment for the Humanities is funding Professor Ferial Ghazoul's project of translating Qassim Haddad's poetry from Arab to English. The funding is in the amount of $100,000. Qassim Haddad is an influential cultural figure in Bahrain who has received the Owais Cultural Foundation Prize for Poetry. Ferial Ghazoul is a professor at the American University in Cairo, which is a vital bridge between East and West, linking Egypt and the region to the world through scholarly research and partnerships with academic institutions.
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